American Society of Human Genetics releases policy statement on direct-to-consumer genetic testing  (49KB)
	Recent news article on Consumer and Physician Awareness of Nutrigenomic Tests Is Low,  highlights research led by Katrina Goddard, PhD, a fellow with CDC's National Office of Public Health Genomics.
	What's New in HuGENet™ August 2007

• The following are headlines from on-line news articles published during the past week.
• The headlines and lead sentence are exactly as they appear in the popular press & do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of CDC.
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Endometriosis and Genetic Polymorphisms
Falconer H, et al.
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2007 Sep;62(9):616-28

How Often Do BRCA Mutation Carriers Tell Their Young Children of the Family's Risk for Cancer? A Study of Parental Disclosure of BRCA Mutations to Minors and Young Adults
Bradbury AR, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2007 Aug;25(24):3705-11

NFKB and NFKBI polymorphisms in relation to susceptibility of tumour and other diseases
Sun XF & Zhang H
Histol Histopathol 2007 Dec;22(12):1387-98

The impact of genotype frequencies on the clinical validity of genomic profiling  for predicting common chronic diseases
Janssens AC, et al.
Genet Med 2007 Aug;9(8):528-35

Genome-wide association studies provide new insights into type 2 diabetes aetiology
Frayling TM
Nat Rev Genet 2007 Sep;8(9):657-62

The moderation by the serotonin transporter gene of environmental adversity in the aetiology of mental illness: review and methodological analysis
Uher R & McGuffin P
Mol Psychiatry 2007 Aug

A pharmacogenomic evaluation of migraine therapy
Johnson MP, et al.
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2007 Aug;8(12):1821-35

Pharmacogenomics in drug-metabolizing enzymes catalyzing anticancer drugs for personalized cancer chemotherapy
Fujita K & Sasaki Y
Curr Drug Metab 2007 Aug;8(6):554-62

Factors Influencing Perceptions of Breast Cancer Genetic Counseling among Women in an Urban Health Care System
Ford ME, et al.
J Genet Couns 2007 Aug

The Influence of Cancer-related Distress and Sense of Coherence on Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Hereditary Cancer : A Study of Patients' Sense of Coherence 6 months after Genetic Counseling
Siglen E, et al.
J Genet Couns 2007 Aug

Assessment of Psychosocial Outcomes in Genetic Counseling Research: An Overview of Available Measurement Scales
Kasparian NA, et al.
J Genet Couns 2007 Aug

Genetics and diet-gene interactions: involvement, confidence and knowledge of dietitians
Whelan K, et al.
Br J Nutr 2007 Aug:1-6

Preconceptional and prenatal screening for fragile X syndrome: Experience with 40 000 tests
Berkenstadt M, et al.
Prenat Diagn 2007 Aug

Randomized comparison of phone versus in-person BRCA1/2 predisposition genetic test result disclosure counseling
Jenkins J, et al.
Genet Med 2007 Aug;9(8):487-95

"Holding your breath": Interviews with young people who have undergone predictive genetic testing for Huntington disease
Duncan RE, et al.
Am J Med Genet A 2007 Jul

 

Colorectal Cancer Risks in Relatives of Young-Onset Cases: Is Risk the Same Across All First-Degree Relatives?
Boardman LA, et al.
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2007 Aug

Do all patients with bilateral testis cancer have a hereditary predisposition?
Harland SJ, et al.
Int J Androl 2007 Aug;30(4):251-5

Articles that report on population prevalence of genotypes, gene-disease associations, gene-environment and gene-gene interactions and evaluation of genetic tests. For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page

For the week ending August 22, 2007, there are HuGE articles in the following areas:

Gene Variant Frequency
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Neoplasms
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Mental Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Congenital Anomalies
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
Injury and Poisoning

For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page