Save the date! University of Washington to hold Summer Institute on Public Health Genomics June 15 - July 1, 2009. For more information, please contact Leslie Pfeirfer.
	The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging holds Roundtable on Genetic Testing Oversight on June 12, 2008.
	NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute requests proposals for conducting systematic reviews of community–based family health history projects. (29 KB)
	What's New at HuGENet™ July 2008

• 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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Prevalence and effects of gene-gene and gene-nutrient interactions on serum folate and serum total homocysteine concentrations in the United States: findings from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey DNA Bank Yang QH, et al. Am J Clin Nutr 2008 Jul;88(1):232-46

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphisms resulting in suboptimal oocyte maturation: a discussion of folate status, neural tube defects, schizophrenia, and vasculopathy
Jongbloet PH, et al.
J Exp Clin Assist Reprod 2008 Jul;5(1):5

Genetic information, obesity, and labor market outcomes
Norton EC & Han E
Health Econ 2008 Jul

A partial least-square approach for modeling gene-gene and gene-environment interactions when multiple markers are genotyped
Wang T, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Jul

Genetic testing in familial melanoma: uptake and implications
de Snoo FA, et al.
Psychooncology 2008 Jul

Power of Genetic Association Studies in the Presence of Linkage Disequilibrium and Allelic Heterogeneity
Fisher SA & Lewis CM
Hum Hered 2008 Jul;66(4):210-22

Discriminatory Accuracy From Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Models to Predict Breast Cancer Risk
Gail MH
J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 Jul

Prioritisation of candidate disease genes for metabolic syndrome by computational analysis of its defining phenotypes
Tiffin N, et al.
Physiol Genomics 2008 Jul

The genetics of SLE: an update in the light of genome-wide association studies
Rhodes B & Vyse TJ
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2008 Jul

Impaired performance of FDR-based strategies in whole-genome association studies  when SNPs are excluded prior to the analysis
Marenne G, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Jul

Bayesian variable and model selection methods for genetic association studies
Fridley BL
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Jul

Host Genetic Factors and Antiviral Immune Responses to Hepatitis C Virus
Thio CL
Clin Liver Dis 2008 Aug;12(3):713-26

New cancer susceptibility loci: Population and familial risks
Hemminki K, et al.
Int J Cancer 2008 Jul

PRESTO: Rapid calculation of order statistic distributions and multiple-testing adjusted P-values via permutation for one and two-stage genetic association studies
Browning BL
BMC Bioinformatics 2008 Jul;9(1):309

Advances in asthma and allergy genetics in 2007
Vercelli D
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008 Jul

Do We Need Personalized Recommendations for Infants at Risk of Developing Disease?
Hernell O & West C
Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program 2008;62:239-52

Current and Future Directions in Genomics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Ravits J & Traynor BJ
Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am 2008 Aug;19(3):461-77

The expanding universe of inflammatory bowel disease genetics
Achkar JP & Duerr R
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2008 Jul;24(4):429-34

For Patients With Colon Cancer, a Family History of Colorectal Cancer is Associated With Reduced Risk of Recurrence and Death
Lang L
Gastroenterology 2008 Jul

Familial psychopathology in the First Episode Psychosis Outcome Study
Morley KI, et al.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2008 Jul;42(7):617-26

Risk perception and cancer worries in families at increased risk of familial breast/ovarian cancer
Mellon S, et al.
Psychooncology 2008 Jul

 

Fear of health insurance loss among individuals at risk for Huntington disease
Oster E, et al.
Am J Med Genet A 2008 Jul

Mental health and quality of life after genetic testing for Huntington disease: A long-term effect study in Germany
Licklederer C, et al.
Am J Med Genet A 2008 Jul

Psychosocial issues in genetic testing for familial adenomatous polyposis: a review of the literature
Douma KF, et al.
Psychooncology 2008 Jul

A randomized trial of a breast/ovarian cancer genetic testing decision aid used as a communication aid during genetic counseling
Wakefield CE, et al.
Psychooncology 2008 Jul

Monitoring coping style moderates emotional reactions to genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: a longitudinal study
Shiloh S, et al.
Psychooncology 2008 Jul

Randomized trial of a decision aid for individuals considering genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer risk
Wakefield CE, et al.
Cancer 2008 Jul

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 July 16, 2008, 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 Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Congenital Anomalies

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