The Biology Police: The Plavix Investigation and Pharmacogenomics
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The discovery of a genetic marker for Plavix resistance is one of the milestones in the regulatory application of pharmacogenomics. Is it also a crime drama?
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