define personalized medicine
Personalized medicine is the use of detailed information about a patient's genotype or level of gene expression and a patient's clinical data in order to select a medication, therapy or preventative measure that is particularly suited to that patient at the time of administration.
Many believe that genome-based medicine, frequently called personalized medicine, is the future of healthcareâthe next logical step in a world in which more is known about human genetics, disease, and wellness than ever before.