Towards a personalized risk assessment for exposure of humans to toxic substances

• Main Authors: Thaís de Almeida Pedrete (Author), Caroline de Lima Mota (Author), Eline Simões Gonçalves (Author), Josino Costa Moreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Great response variability caused by genetic and/or environmental factors has been observed among organisms exposed to hazardous chemicals. This subject has been a topic of intense discussion in the USA since President Obama announced support for an "era of precision medicine", wh...