Pharmacogenetics and ethnically targeted therapies

Kahn's view is that the attention that BiDil has drawn to biological differences between populations is the major popular misreading of BiDil. 1 The trialists data placed a great deal of emphasis on physiological particularities of black Americans, 2 and if Kahn's viewpoint is correct then...

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Published in:BMJ 2005-06, Vol.330 (7506), p.1508
Main Authors: Bhopal, Raj, Rahemtulla, Taslin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ethnicity
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Summary:Kahn's view is that the attention that BiDil has drawn to biological differences between populations is the major popular misreading of BiDil. 1 The trialists data placed a great deal of emphasis on physiological particularities of black Americans, 2 and if Kahn's viewpoint is correct then the popular misreading arises from a scientific one.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.330.7506.1508-b