Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Treatments to Individual Genetic Profiles
Nyiramana Mukamurera P.
Faculty of Medicine Kampala International University Uganda
ABSTRACT
Personalised medicine tailors therapies to individuals’ genetic profiles and predispositions, revolutionising healthcare. This strategy offers more precise and effective therapies, especially for complicated illnesses like cancer, than the one-size-fits-all concept. Advanced genetic profiling, next-generation sequencing, and bioinformatics techniques have permitted customised medicines, better results, and reduced side effects. However, personalised medicine raises ethical and legal issues including privacy, consent, and genetic prejudice. Personalised medicine’s inclusion into mainstream healthcare might transform patient treatment, but it must be carefully considered in light of its social impacts.
Keywords: Personalized Medicine, Genetic Profiling, Pharmacogenomics, Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS), Precision Medicine.