Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 35

Critical thinking is the ability to reason and solve problems using facts and concepts. These questions can be approached from a number of angles and, in most cases, they do not have a single correct answer.
In the field of pharmacogenetics, scientists attempt to develop drugs or drug treatment regimens for patients based upon their genetic profiles. Provide an example of how DNA microarray analysis could assist in the treatment of a cancer patient using pharmacogenomic methods.