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| This weekly update provides information about the impact of human genomic research on disease prevention & population health. |
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Skin Cancer Awareness
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. People who have a close relative (parent, sibling, or child) with a specific type of skin cancer called melanoma may be at greater risk of developing the disease than the general population.
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- 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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Cancer |
Leukemia drug's effect improved by gene mutation,
 Medical News Today, June 18 |
Melanomas "run" in families - CDKN2A gene reveals why,
News-Medical.Net, June 17 |
Gene test that can show if cancer drugs will cure you,
Mail Online, June 17 |
Discovery of mechanism that prevents cells from transforming into cancer cells,
News-Medical.Net, June 15 |
Change lifestyle, change genes,
CBS News, June 17 |
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Genetic Testing |
Benefits of broad genetic testing still limited,
Medical News Today, June 18 |
Calif. cracks down on 13 genetic testing startups,
Yahoo News, June 16 |
Gene tests drive family to eliminate risks,
Florida Today, June 16 |
You've had a genetic test. Now what,
Technology Review, June 13 |
Rumailah Hospital begins genetic diseases test,
Gulf Times, June 16 |
Genetic data banned for insurers,
BBC News, June 13 |
Other News |
Degrees of addiction are genetic,
Dispatchonline, June 18 |
European researchers take lid off the genome,
News-Medical.Net, June 16 |
DNA knot keeps viral genes tightly corked inside shell,
June 18 |
New insights into how genes are governed and why they sometimes go wrong,
Science Daily, June 16 |
In the art of a DNA graph, the colors of uniqueness,
The New York Times, June 17 |
British Fertility Society issues new guidelines on the use of preimplantation genetic screening,
UK, Medical News Today, June 13 |
Conference on personalized medicine hosted by American Association for the Advancement of Science, June 20,
Medical News Today, June 16 |
Warfarin dose requirement unaffected by VKORC1L1 gene,
Medwire News, June 13 |
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Testing for genetic association: A powerful score test
El Galta R, et al.
Stat Med 2008 Jun
Exploiting the proteome to improve the genome-wide genetic analysis of epistasis in common human diseases
Pattin KA & Moore JH
Hum Genet 2008 Jun
CYP2D6-, CYP2C9- and CYP2C19-based dose adjustments : When do they make sense?
Seeringer A & Kirchheiner J
Internist (Berl) 2008 Jun
Hypertension and genome-wide association studies: combining high fidelity phenotyping and hypercontrols
Padmanabhan S, et al.
J Hypertens 2008 Jul;26(7):1275-81
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism and Renoprotection in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Nephropathies
Ruggenenti P, et al.
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2008 Jun
Gene-Environment Interaction in Tobacco-Related Cancers
Taioli E
Carcinogenesis 2008 Jun
Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer: Past, Present, and Future
Turnbull C & Rahman N
Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2008 Jun
Insight into the genetics of hypertension, a core component of the metabolic syndrome
Pravenec M & Petretto E
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008 Jul;11(4):393-7
The transcription factor 7-like 2 gene and increased risk of type 2 diabetes: an update
Lyssenko V
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008 Jul;11(4):385-92
New insights into the genetics of body weight
Dina C
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008 Jul;11(4):378-84
The fat tail of obesity as told by the genome
Herbert A
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008 Jul;11(4):366-70
Variable response to opioid treatment: any genetic predictors within sight?
Skorpen F, et al.
Palliat Med 2008 Jun;22(4):310-27
Schizophrenia Susceptibility Genes Directly Implicated in the Life Cycles of Pathogens: Cytomegalovirus, Influenza, Herpes simplex, Rubella, and Toxoplasma gondii
Carter CJ
Schizophr Bull 2008 Jun
Incorporating the Family as a Critical Context in Genetic Studies of Children: Implications for Understanding Pathways to Risky Behavior and Substance Use
Rende R & Slomkowski C
J Pediatr Psychol 2008 Jun
A searchable database of genetic evidence for psychiatric disorders
Konneker T, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008 Jun
Incidental findings in genetics research using archived DNA
Clayton EW
J Law Med Ethics 2008 Summer;36(2):286-91
Family history of prostate cancer and prostate cancer risk in the Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study
Ahn J, et al.
Int J Cancer 2008 Jun
Shared Neurocognitive Dysfunctions in Young Offspring at Extreme Risk for Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder in Eastern Quebec Multigenerational Families
Maziade M, et al.
Schizophr Bull 2008 Jun
Attitudes to genetic testing in families with multiple cases of bipolar disorder
Meiser B, et al.
Genet Test 2008 Jun;12(2):233-43
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