Metabolomics of Multimorbidity: Could It Be the Quo Vadis?

ABSTRACT: Multimorbidity, the simultaneous presence of two or more chronic diseases, affects the health care to a great extent. Its association with health care cost, more disability, and poor quality of life makes it a major public health risk. The matter of worry is that management of a multimorbid condition is complicated by the fact that multiple types of treatment may be required to treat different diseases at a time, and the interaction between some of the therapies can be detrimental. Understanding the causal factors of simultaneously occurring disease conditions and investigating the connected pathways involved in the whole process may resolve the complication. When different disease conditions present in an individual share common responsible factors, treatment strategies targeting at those

SUBMITTER: Dash P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962190 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature