Diet and Personalized Medicine

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Abstract

Researchers have found that astronauts who suffered vision changes had lower serum folate and higher concentrations of homocysteine, cystathionine, 2-methyl citric acid, and methyl malonic acid than crewmembers who did not report visual deficits. The vision impairment problem is a multi-faceted issue that is characterized by significant intra-individual variation. Perhaps the answer lies in personalized medicine, or Omics.

Keywords

Personalized Medicine Sodium Intake International Space Station Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension MTHFR C677T 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Manned Spaceflight ConsultantSandefjordNorway

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