Federal Agency rejects enhanced oversight of genetic tests, places cost considerations above public health concerns
	September public health genomics seminar presented by CDC “How do we monitor the impact of genomics on population health?" Sep 20, 2007, Rockville, MD (ENVISION – Atlanta, GA)

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Polymorphisms in adiponectin receptor genes ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2 and insulin resistance
Crimmins NA & Martin LJ
Obes Rev 2007 Sep;8(5):419-23

G>C SNP of thymidylate synthase with respect to colorectal cancer
Gusella M & Padrini R
Pharmacogenomics 2007 Aug;8(8):985-96

Pharmacogenetics of the response to beta2 agonist drugs: a systematic overview of the field
Contopoulos-Ioannidis DG, et al.
Pharmacogenomics 2007 Aug;8(8):933-58

Pharmacogenetics of thiazolidinedione therapy
Aquilante CL
Pharmacogenomics 2007 Aug;8(8):917-31

beta(2)-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and obstructive airway diseases: important issues of study design
Yang IA, et al.
Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2007 Oct;34(10):1029-36

Pharmacogenetics as a tool for optimising drug therapy in solid-organ transplantation
Ng FL, et al.
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2007 Sep;8(13):2045-58

Eating disorders: an overview of treatment responses and the potential impact of  vulnerability genes and endophenotypes
Ramoz N, et al.
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2007 Sep;8(13):2029-44

Genome-wide association scans identify multiple confirmed susceptibility loci for Crohn's disease: Lessons for study design
Tremelling M & Parkes M
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2007 Aug

Genetic Polymorphisms of the Endocannabinoid System
Norrod AG & Puffenbarger RA
Chem Biodivers 2007 Aug;4(8):1926-32

Impact of common genetic variation on neonatal disease and outcome
Harding D
Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2007 Sep;92(5):F408-F413

Dietary, physiological, genetic and pathological influences on postprandial lipid metabolism
Lopez-Miranda J, et al.
Br J Nutr 2007 Sep;98(3):458-73

The endothelium and genetics in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Nicod L
Swiss Med Wkly 2007 Aug;137(31-32):437-42

Genetics of body mass stability and risk for chronic disease: a 28-year longitudinal study
Franz CE, et al.
Twin Res Hum Genet 2007 Aug;10(4):537-45

Pharmacogenetics of morphine: Potential implications in sickle cell disease
Darbari DS, et al.
Am J Hematol 2007 Aug

Bayesian inference of epistatic interactions in case-control studies
Zhang Y & Liu JS
Nat Genet 2007 Aug

Genetic associations in peripheral joint osteoarthritis and spinal degenerative disease: a systematic review
Ryder JJ, et al.
Ann Rheum Dis 2007 Aug

Unraveling intrinsic genetic factors in type 2 diabetes
Katzov H
Clin Genet 2007 Sep;72(3):184-5

Attitudes regarding carrier testing in incompetent children: a survey of European clinical geneticists
Borry P, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2007 Aug

 

Implications of family history of myocardial infarction in young women
Patel MJ, et al.
Am Heart J 2007 Sep;154(3):454-60

Family history of urogenital cancers in patients with bladder, renal cell and prostate cancers
Randi G, et al.
Int J Cancer 2007 Aug

Efficacy of personal symptom and family history questionnaires when screening for inherited cardiac pathologies? The role of electrocardiography
Wilson MG, et al.
Br J Sports Med 2007 Aug

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Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Respiratory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
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Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
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Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions

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