Molecular medicine

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Molecular Medicine

Molecular medicine is a broad field, where physical, chemical, biological, bioinformatics and medical techniques are used to describe molecular structures and mechanisms, identify fundamental molecular and genetic errors of disease, and to develop molecular interventions to correct them. The molecular medicine perspective emphasizes cellular and molecular phenomena and interventions rather than the previous conceptual and observational focus on patients and their organs.

Pronunciation

Molecular Medicine: /məˈlɛkjʊlər ˈmɛdɪsɪn/

Etymology

The term "molecular medicine" is derived from the term "molecule" which comes from the Latin "molecula" meaning a small mass or body, and "medicine" which comes from the Latin "medicina" meaning the art of healing.

Related Terms

  • Genomics: The study of the genomes of organisms.
  • Proteomics: The large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions.
  • Bioinformatics: An interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data, in particular when the data sets are large and complex.
  • Pharmacogenomics: The study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs.
  • Gene therapy: A technique that uses genes to treat or prevent disease.
  • Personalized medicine: A medical model that separates people into different groups—with medical decisions, practices, interventions and/or products being tailored to the individual patient based on their predicted response or risk of disease.

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