Metabolic phenotyping in clinical and surgical environments

Jeremy K. Nicholson (), Elaine Holmes, James M. Kinross, Ara W. Darzi, Zoltan Takats and John C. Lindon
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Jeremy K. Nicholson: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Elaine Holmes: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
James M. Kinross: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Ara W. Darzi: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
Zoltan Takats: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London
John C. Lindon: Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London

Nature, 2012, vol. 491, issue 7424, 384-392

Abstract: Abstract Metabolic phenotyping involves the comprehensive analysis of biological fluids or tissue samples. This analysis allows biochemical classification of a person's physiological or pathological states that relate to disease diagnosis or prognosis at the individual level and to disease risk factors at the population level. These approaches are currently being implemented in hospital environments and in regional phenotyping centres worldwide. The ultimate aim of such work is to generate information on patient biology using techniques such as patient stratification to better inform clinicians on factors that will enhance diagnosis or the choice of therapy. There have been many reports of direct applications of metabolic phenotyping in a clinical setting.

Date: 2012
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