Predictive, Preventive and Personalized Medicine & Molecular Diagnostics

Biomarkers in Personalized Medicine

In personalized medicine  biomarkers and  biological marker  generally refers to a measurable indicator  of some biological state or condition. This word  refer to a substance the presence of which indicates the existence of a living organism. Biochemical biomarkers are often used in clinical trials, Biomarkers used for personalized medicine are typically categorized as either prognostic or predictive .In  , a biomarkers is a molecule that allows the detection and isolation of a particular cell type .  A biomarker indicates a change in  state of a protein that correlates with the risk or progression of a disease . Biomarkers are useful in a number of ways, including measuring the progress of disease. Biomarkers also used in  early diagnosis, disease prevention, drug target identification, drug response etc.