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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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March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal cancer is the second leading cancer cause of death in the United States. A person’s risk of
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developing colorectal cancer increases with age and family history of the disease. Learn More
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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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Study identifies new form of inherited risk of cancer,  Medical News Today, March 26 |
Scans spot hidden tumors in rare cancer syndrome, Science Daily, March 21 |
Study examines association between type of genetic characteristics and cancer, EurekAlert, March 25 |
Breast cancer gene carriers’ risk ‘amplified’ by additional genes, University of Cambridge, March 20 |
| Screening lags for blacks with family history of colon cancer, Medpage Today, March 24 |
Interest in genetic testing for breast, ovarian cancer rises, Journal of Business, March 20 |
New study confirms that PROGENSA PCA3 can improve accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, News-Medical.Net, March 21 |
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Other News |
Cancer research web exploits human genome
map, Computerworld, March 27 |
Scientist to talk about genetics, Daily News Record, March 25 |
Gene research revolutionized by UK physician, Medical New Today, March 27 |
Gene-environment interactions study looks for links to motor neuron disease, Medical News Today, March 24 |
Gene variation predicts response to treatment in common infertility disorder, NIH News, March 27 |
Novel approach may lead to safer delivery of genetic therapies, News-Medical.Net, March 24 |
Genes previously believed to be silent are actually whispering key information, Science Daily, March 27 |
New research provides genetic clue to Parkinson's disease, Medical News Today, March 21 |
Large multicenter study suggests new genetic markers for Crohn's disease, EurekAlert, March 26 |
New understanding of Norwalk virus, News-Medical.Net, March 21 |
MRI: A window to genetic properties of brain tumors, Medical News Today, March 26 |
People with mutated HIV more likely to survive, Medical News Today, March 21 |
Ancestry helps map disease genes, Medical News Today, March 25 |
'Jumping gene' may contribute to a premature aging syndrome, EurekAlert, March 20 |
Body mass index higher among bariatric surgery patients with two genetic variations, Medical News Today, March 25 |
Study identifies mutated genes in human
diseases, Medical News Today, March 20 |
Applying prior knowledge to genome-wide association studies, Medical News Today, March 25 |
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Beta1- and beta2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and cardiovascular diseases
Brodde OE
Fundam Clin Pharmacol 2008 Apr;22(2):107-25
Prioritize and Select SNPs for Association Studies with Multi-Stage Designs
Li J
J Comput Biol 2008 Mar
Smoking cessation after genotype notification: pilot studies of smokers employed by a municipal government and those on Nagoya University medical campus
Kano M, et al.
Nagoya J Med Sci 2007 Oct;69(3-4):149-56
The BOADICEA model of genetic susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancers: updates and extensions
Antoniou AC, et al.
Br J Cancer 2008 Mar
Genetic variants that predict response to anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: current challenges and future directions
Plenge RM & Criswell LA
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2008 Mar;20(2):145-52
Genetic polymorphisms and head and neck cancer outcomes: a review
Hopkins J, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Mar;17(3):490-9
Epigenetics at the epicenter of modern medicine
Feinberg AP
JAMA 2008 Mar;299(11):1345-50
How to interpret a genome-wide association study
Pearson TA & Manolio TA
JAMA 2008 Mar;299(11):1335-44
SNP@Promoter: a database of human SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) within the putative promoter regions
Kim BC, et al.
BMC Bioinformatics 2008;9 Suppl 1:S2
Power and SNP Tagging in Whole Mitochondrial Genome Association Studies
McRae AF, et al.
Genome Res 2008 Mar
The human retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator gene variant database
Shu X, et al.
Hum Mutat 2008 Mar
Searching for additional disease Loci in a genomic region
Thomson G, et al.
Adv Genet 2008;60:253-92
DNA Sequence-Based Phenotypic Association Analysis
Schork NJ, et al.
Adv Genet 2008;60C:195-217
Family-based methods for linkage and association analysis
Laird NM & Lange C
Adv Genet 2008;60:219-52
A Note on Allelic Tests in Case-Control Association Studies
Guedj M, et al.
Ann Hum Genet 2008 Mar
Who should be tested for fragile X carriership? A review of 1 center's pedigrees
Rajendra K, et al.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 Mar
Fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency: evidence for additional genetic contributions to severity
Hunter JE, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Mar
Family history and colorectal cancer survival in women
Kirchhoff AC, et al.
Fam Cancer 2008 Mar
Family history as a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse
McLennan MT, et al.
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2008 Mar
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The Nature of Nurture: A Genomewide Association Scan for Family Chaos
Butcher LM & Plomin R
Behav Genet 2008 Mar
Parathyroid hormone-responsive B1 gene is associated with premature ovarian failure
Kang H, et al.
Hum Reprod 2008 Mar
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