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Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
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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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CDC's National Office of Public Health Genomics is looking for a new geneticist. For more information about the position, click on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website and enter the vacancy number (HHS-CDC-T2-2008-0158 – for current employees or HHS-CDC-D2-2008-0091 – for non-federal applicants). The deadline to apply is February 1, 2008. |
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) to host a meeting on "Translating Whole Genome Association Data into Clinical Research and Practice", March 10-11, 2008 in Bethesda, MD, as part the NIH Genes, Environment, and Health Initiative. |
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CDC's National Office of Public Health Genomics announces a new funding opportunity for those interested in genomics translation research.
Important deadlines - Letter of intent: January 28, 2008; Final application: February 27, 2008. Have questions? Email us at genetics@cdc.gov. |
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HuGENet™ What's New
January 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.
- Free registration required for some articles.
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Other News |
Skin care: Scar-free healing shown with gene suppression, Science Daily, January 24 |
Smoking wipes out protective genes, News-Medical.Net, January 21 |
Detailed gene map 'within grasp', BBC News, January 22 |
Discovery opens door to 'personalized' asthma therapy, News-Medical.Net, January 20 |
Genetic link to lupus, NHS response, Medical News Today, January 22 |
Discovery of new genetic mutation that halts the development of lupus, Medical News Today, January 18 |
NIH announces new initiative in epigenomics, NIH News, January 22 |
Genetic diversity of European Americans and disease gene mapping, Medical News Today, January 18 |
International consortium announces the 1000 genomes project, NIH News, January 22 |
Genetic testing named as official journal of genetic alliance, Medical News Today, January 18 |
New knowledge base of gene-disease
relationships, News-Medical.Net, January 22 |
Genetic differences may help explain response to multiple sclerosis treatment, Science Daily, January 17 |
Scientists identify genes linked to lupus in
women, Medical News Today, January 22 |
Rare and undetected genetic disease killed Winona State student at age 22, Star Tribune, January 17 |
Minute genetic differences have major consequences, News-Medical.Net, January 21 |
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Genetics of therapy-related myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia
Pedersen-Bjergaard J, et al.
Leukemia 2008 Jan
Recent advances in asthma genetics
Zhang J, et al.
Respir Res 2008 Jan;9(1):4
The thrifty epigenotype: An acquired and heritable predisposition for obesity and diabetes?
Stoger R
Bioessays 2008 Jan;30(2):156-66
The use by Alabama pediatricians of genetics consultation in the evaluation of developmental delay
Chen MJ, et al.
Am J Med Genet A 2008 Jan
Genome-wide significance for dense SNP and resequencing data
Hoggart CJ, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Jan;32(2):179-85
Epistasis in sporadic Alzheimer's disease
Combarros O, et al.
Neurobiol Aging 2008 Jan
PGMapper: a web-based tool linking phenotype to genes
Xiong Q, et al.
Bioinformatics 2008 Jan
Genetic Susceptibility to Atopic Dermatitis
Kiyohara C, et al.
Allergol Int 2008 Mar;57(1):39-56
An ensemble learning approach jointly modeling main and interaction effects in genetic association studies
Zhang Z, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Jan
Singleton SNPs in the human genome and implications for genome-wide association studies
Ke X, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2008 Jan
Design and Validation of Methods Searching for Risk Factors in Genotype Case-Control Studies
Brinza D & Zelikovsky A
J Comput Biol 2008 Jan
The public's attitudes towards the use of genetic information for medical purposes and its related factors in Japan
Ikeda W
Community Genet 2008;11(1):18-25
The role of genes in growth and later health
Eriksson JG
Nestle Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program 2008;61:69-77
Genetic testing and tumor surveillance for children with cancer predisposition syndromes
Rao A, et al.
Curr Opin Pediatr 2008 Feb;20(1):1-7
A systematic review of perceived risks, psychological and behavioral impacts of genetic testing
Heshka JT, et al.
Genet Med 2008 Jan;10(1):19-32
Living with genetic risk: Effect on adolescent self-concept
McConkie-Rosell A, et al.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2008 Jan
Attitudes regarding predictive genetic testing in minors: A survey of European clinical geneticists
Borry P, et al.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2008 Jan
Should genetic testing for BRCA1/2 be permitted for minors? Opinions of BRCA mutation carriers and their adult offspring
Bradbury AR, et al.
Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2008 Jan
Maternal reports of family history from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, 1997-2001
Green RF, et al.
Genet Med 2008 Jan;10(1):37-45
Accuracy of self-reported family history of cancer in a large case-control study of ovarian cancer
Soegaard M, et al.
Cancer Causes Control 2008 Jan
Beliefs about cancer causation and prevention as a function of personal and family history of cancer: a national, population-based study
Lykins EL, et al.
Psychooncology 2008 Jan
Association of CDH1 single nucleotide polymorphisms with susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinomas and gastric cardia carcinomas
Zhang XF, et al.
Dis Esophagus 2008;21(1):21-9
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