...These types of drug-gene interactions explain some long-standing medical
mysteries. As early as 510 B.C. Greek mathematician Pythagoras (of
geometry-class fame) found that when some people ate a particular type
of bean they would get hemolytic anemia, a potentially deadly condition
in which red blood cells are destroyed and removed from the bloodstream.
Some 2,500 years later researchers discovered why that reaction
occurred: these people inherit genetic variants that lead to a
deficiency in the production of an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase (G6PD)...
lends support for genetic testing. But what about environmental circumstances (like living with aromatic fumes from gas stations or power generating plants or busy roads near by) or habitual diet (like coffee or tea with certain fried foods), ... when combine with prescription drugs that doctors fail to check for ineractive (side) effects,...?
I think Thailand have enough students to make a difference by research in these areas.
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...These types of drug-gene interactions explain some long-standing medical mysteries. As early as 510 B.C. Greek mathematician Pythagoras (of geometry-class fame) found that when some people ate a particular type of bean they would get hemolytic anemia, a potentially deadly condition in which red blood cells are destroyed and removed from the bloodstream. Some 2,500 years later researchers discovered why that reaction occurred: these people inherit genetic variants that lead to a deficiency in the production of an enzyme called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)...
lends support for genetic testing. But what about environmental circumstances (like living with aromatic fumes from gas stations or power generating plants or busy roads near by) or habitual diet (like coffee or tea with certain fried foods), ... when combine with prescription drugs that doctors fail to check for ineractive (side) effects,...?
I think Thailand have enough students to make a difference by research in these areas.