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Thursday, August 23, 2007 |
Volume
19 Number 8 |
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This weekly update provides information about the impact of human genetic research on disease prevention & public health. |
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Genetic Testing |
Genetic Testing used as basis for denial of military disability benefits , Medical News Today, August 22 |
FDA approves updated labeling for Warfarin (Coumadin), News-Medical.Net, August 19 |
Home DNA tests create medical, ethical quandaries, San Francisco Chronicle, August 21
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Many parents at-risk for cancer disclose genetic test results to children, EurekAlert, August 17 |
New Down's test 'more effective', BBC News, August 21 |
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Other News |
New hope for Huntington's sufferers, University of Leeds, August 22 |
Third gene responsible for genetic disorder identified,
(last accessed 2/2008) Science Daily, August 21 |
Isolation of a new gene family essential for early development, EurekAlert, August 22 |
Anorexia may be genetic disorder linked to
autism,
(last accessed 2/2008) Yahoo India News, August 20 |
Genes said to determine when HIV becomes
AIDS,
(last accessed 2/2008) newsday.com, August 22 |
Do you have fidgety, restless legs in bed? It's all in your genes, Earthtimes.org, August, 20 |
How accurate are sex-related differences in gene disease associations, Medical News Today, August 22 |
If air gets scarce: New gene causes asthma in children, Science Daily, August, 20 |
Shopping really does lie in a woman's genes, The Economic Times, August 22 |
NHGRI funds two centers of excellence in genomic science, NIH News, August 20 |
Children's fear of new foods may be in their
genes,
(last accessed 2/2008) Reuters Health, August 21 |
Hypertension in African Americans - forthcoming study will look at how genes can contribute to hypertension, News-Medical.Net, August 19 |
Genetic phonetics could be the trick to sounding out DNA's meaning, Science Daily, August 21 |
Award will help develop new technologies with DNA components enabling early diagnosis of genetic diseases, Medical News Today, August 17 |
New Cockayne syndrome discovery, News-Medical.Net, August 21 |
Interleukin genetics initiates study of genetics of osteoarthritis with New York University Medical Center, Medical News Today, August 17 |
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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
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