Introducing pharmacy students to pharmacogenomic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a laboratory component involving deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing to a required pharmacogenomics course.

Design

Second-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students extracted DNA from saliva samples, evaluated DNA quantity, and performed genotyping analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms by fast-throughput technology. The students calculated the frequency of polymorphic alleles of the gene encoding arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT2); performed stratification of the class into fast, slow, and intermediate acetylators; and discussed the clinical significance of genetic analysis in patients.

Assessment

An attitudinal survey tool with standardized scaled questions was developed and administered to evaluate w

SUBMITTER: Krynetskiy E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2720367 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature