Slovenian researchers help prove benefits of DNA-adapted health treatments

Ljubljana, 3 February - A number of Slovenian doctors and researchers took part in a breakthrough international study showing that the use of medicines tailored to patients' pharmacogenetic data lowers adverse drug effects by 30%. This is the first study to prove the benefits of prescribing medicines based on patient's genetic markers.

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Vita Dolžan, the head of the Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the Ljubljana Medical Faculty.
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