New Stages for Personalized Healthcare Ushered by the Human Genome Project-Juniper Publishers
JUNIPER PUBLISHERS-OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY & CARDIOVASCULAR THERAPY Abstract Personalized healthcare pays attention to individuality, which represents a great opportunity to optimize individual health by adapting to the genomic and environmental contributions to individuality that define personal potential. This article classifies the evolution of the relevant medical informatics which has evolved from simple gross health status, to application of diagnostics for improved selection of therapy, to the production of niche therapies and a new definition of individualized goals. That evolution provides different stages for personalized healthcare that pose a new realm of challenges for the future of medicine. Keywords: Human genome; Personalized healthcare; Pharmacogenomics; Epigenetics Introduction Personalized healthcare describes attention to individuality. In 2016 the average number of people per family was 3.16, but we have never encountered a f