Precision medicine in asthma

Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome and precision medicine.

Differentiation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in symptomatic patients has been extremely difficult clinically in many instances. This situation led to the formulation of the so-called “Dutch hypothesis” in 1961,1 cited by Christenson.2 The theory postulates that obstructive lung disease occur in a continuum, with asthma and COPD being expressions of the same disease...

Precision medicine, technologies, and molecular diagnostics

Introduction: Genetics, cellular and molecular medicines are cutting-edge sciences and technologies that play an important role in improving human health and quality of life. In addition, medical and biological sciences have clearly shown that the onset of diseases differs from person to person due to their different genetic profiles and variations in molecular basis. Therefore, it is feasible ...

Effective Strategies for Managing Asthma Exacerbations for Precision Medicine

Reslizumab and Eosinophilic Asthma: One Step Closer to Precision Medicine?

Human eosinophils represent approximately 1% of peripheral blood leukocytes. However, these cells have the propensity to leave the blood stream and migrate into inflamed tissues. Eosinophilic inflammation is present in a significant proportion of patients with severe asthma. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder that affects more than 315 million people worldwide, with 10% having severe unc...

Precision Medicine: A New Revolution in Healthcare System

Every human being is different based on genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Novel medical technologies have become more precise owing to molecular information, including genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, etc. The “omics” technologies have opened up new horizons for healthcare systems, enabling them to prevent and/or diagnose diseases more precisel...