ÜDS-Sağlık 2003-1 Soru=64

We learn from the passage that a high percentage of all Swedish people ---- .

Today when you are ill, you may try three different
medicines before finding one that works - and
sometimes none work at all. But soon a simple
test could determine which medicine would be
most effective before you begin treatment, saving
you time, money and possibly your life. Experts
estimate that as many as 40% of people taking
medication respond less than perfectly to it. The
result is that 2 million Americans are hospitalized
for adverse drug reactions each year; 100,000
die. With 20% complete and a rough draft of the
other 80%, the Human Genome Project will help
eliminate such adverse reactions. One of the first
genetic tests to predict a patient's drug response
is being developed in Sweden. Only about 30% of
Swedes with high blood pressure respond to ACE
inhibitors - a class of approximately 20 drugs that
lower blood pressure. That means the other 70%
continue to suffer from high blood pressure and
are also exposed to the drug's side effects, which
include difficulty in breathing, kidney dysfunction
and dizziness.