Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges
Personalized medicine has been identified as a powerful tool for addressing the myriad of health issues facing different health systems globally. Although recent studies have expanded our understanding of how different factors such as genetics and the environment play significant roles in affecting...
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| author | Paul Owolabi Paul Owolabi Yagoub Adam Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi |
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| description | Personalized medicine has been identified as a powerful tool for addressing the myriad of health issues facing different health systems globally. Although recent studies have expanded our understanding of how different factors such as genetics and the environment play significant roles in affecting the health of individuals, there are still several other issues affecting their translation into personalizing health interventions globally. Since African populations have demonstrated huge genetic diversity, there is a significant need to apply the concepts of personalized medicine to overcome various African-specific health challenges. Thus, we review the current state, progress, and challenges facing the adoption of personalized medicine in Africa with a view to providing insights to critical stakeholders on the right approach to deploy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7053d9cd835e4c509cf08016d02e3f482023-09-20T04:37:36ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Genetics1664-80212023-09-011410.3389/fgene.2023.12333381233338Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challengesPaul Owolabi0Paul Owolabi1Yagoub Adam2Ezekiel Adebiyi3Ezekiel Adebiyi4Ezekiel Adebiyi5Ezekiel Adebiyi6Covenant Applied Informatics and Communication, Africa Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, NigeriaDepartment of Computer and Information Science, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, NigeriaCovenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, NigeriaCovenant Applied Informatics and Communication, Africa Centre of Excellence (CApIC-ACE), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, NigeriaDepartment of Computer and Information Science, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, NigeriaCovenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, NigeriaApplied Bioinformatics Division, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, GermanyPersonalized medicine has been identified as a powerful tool for addressing the myriad of health issues facing different health systems globally. Although recent studies have expanded our understanding of how different factors such as genetics and the environment play significant roles in affecting the health of individuals, there are still several other issues affecting their translation into personalizing health interventions globally. Since African populations have demonstrated huge genetic diversity, there is a significant need to apply the concepts of personalized medicine to overcome various African-specific health challenges. Thus, we review the current state, progress, and challenges facing the adoption of personalized medicine in Africa with a view to providing insights to critical stakeholders on the right approach to deploy.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1233338/fullpersonalized medicineindividualized medicineprecision medicinegenomicsAfrica |
| spellingShingle | Paul Owolabi Paul Owolabi Yagoub Adam Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi Ezekiel Adebiyi Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges Frontiers in Genetics personalized medicine individualized medicine precision medicine genomics Africa |
| title | Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges |
| title_full | Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges |
| title_short | Personalizing medicine in Africa: current state, progress and challenges |
| title_sort | personalizing medicine in africa current state progress and challenges |
| topic | personalized medicine individualized medicine precision medicine genomics Africa |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2023.1233338/full |
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