New issue of the Journal of the American Association (JAMA) on Genetics and Genomics published March 19, 2008. Read JAMA News Releases.
	A New Decade of Public Health Genomics at CDC 10th anniversary event of public health genomics at CDC highlights scientific achievements and progress in genomics, genetics, and family history for improving the public’s health.
	Roadmap for Human Genome Epidemiology The HuGENet™ Network of Networks workshop on January 24-25, 2008 reviewed progress on the HuGENet™, a knowledge base on genetic variation in human health.
	The Genetic Alliance is now accepting proposals for Community Centered Family Health History (CCFHH) Program Awards.
	HuGENet™ What's New March 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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The use of hierarchical models for estimating relative risks of individual genetic variants: An application to a study of melanoma
Capanu M, et al.
Stat Med 2008 Mar

Incorporating ethnicity into genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer disease: the REVEAL study experience
Christensen KD, et al.
Genet Med 2008 Mar;10(3):207-14

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Child Neurologist's Genetic Evaluation of Epilepsy
Grill MF, et al.
Semin Pediatr Neurol 2008 Mar;15(1):32-40

Testing informative missingness in genetic studies using case-parent triads
Guo CY, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2008 Mar

The HapMap: Charting a Course for Genetic Discovery in Neurological Diseases
Hardy J & Singleton A
Arch Neurol 2008 Mar;65(3):319-21

Estimation of the multiple testing burden for genomewide association studies of nearly all common variants
Pe'er I, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Mar

Large scale DNA sequencing: new challenges emerge-the 2007 Human Genome Variation Society scientific meeting
Oetting WS
Hum Mutat 2008 Mar

Genetic Polymorphisms and Human Aging: Association Studies Deliver
Melzer D
Rejuvenation Res 2008 Mar

Increased genetic counseling support improves communication of genetic information in families
Forrest LE, et al.
Genet Med 2008 Mar;10(3):167-72

 

Uptake and timing of bilateral prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Bradbury AR, et al.
Genet Med 2008 Mar;10(3):161-6

 

Models for predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in Han Chinese familial breast and/or ovarian cancer patients
Rao NY, et al.
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008 Mar

Family history as a predictor of uptake of cancer preventive procedures by women  with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
Metcalfe KA, et al.
Clin Genet 2008 Mar

Adult Transition From At-Risk Drinking to Alcohol Dependence: The Relationship of Family History and Drinking Motives
Beseler CL, et al.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2008 Mar

 

Genomewide association for schizophrenia in the CATIE study: results of stage 1
Sullivan PF, et al.
Mol Psychiatry 2008 Mar

Pathway-based association analysis of genome-wide screening data suggest that genes associated with the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor signaling pathway are  involved in neuroleptic-induced, treatment-resistant tardive dyskinesia
Inada T, et al.
Pharmacogenet Genomics 2008 Apr;18(4):317-23

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 March 19, 2008, there are HuGE articles in the following areas:

Neoplasms
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Mental Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Digestive System
Diseases of the Genitourinary System
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium
Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions
Injury and Poisoning

For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page