You are reading about the treatment of cardiovascular disease and learn that some medications are more effective in African Americans than persons of other races.The study of why medications vary in effectiveness among groups is known as ____.

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Pharmacogenomics is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs. This field combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications and doses that will be tailored to a person's genetic makeup. This explains why some medications may work more effectively in certain racial or ethnic groups due to genetic variations.

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