Is there a role for pharmacogenetics in the treatment of sickle cell disease?

Pharmacogenomics. 2017 Mar;18(4):321-325. doi: 10.2217/pgs-2016-0007. Epub 2017 Feb 17.

Author

Ambroise Wonkam^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 28244809
DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2016-0007

No abstract available

Keywords: Africa; pharmacogenetics; sickle cell disease.

MeSH terms

Anemia, Sickle Cell / genetics*
Humans
Pharmacogenetics / methods
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide / genetics

Grants and funding

U24 HL135600/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States