Pharmacogenomics is an emerging scientific discipline studying the the association between genetic polymorphisms and the individual variations in response to therapeutics. 藥物基因組學是研究基因多態性與藥物作用的多樣性之間的關係的一門新興學科。
Recent epidemical study indicates that the incidence of AD in some populations is substantially influenced by the gene polymorphisms of the inflammation mediators. 近來流行病學研究顯示炎症介質的基因多態性可以影響阿爾茨海默病在人群中的發病率。