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The impact of genetics and genomics on public health.
Brand A, Brand H, Schulte In den Bäumen T.
Eur J Hum Genet. 2007 Oct 24

Haemochromatosis
Adams PC & Barton JC
Lancet 2007 Dec;370(9602):1855-60

Genetics of atrial fibrillation
Ellinor PT, et al.
Med Clin North Am 2008 Jan;92(1):41-51

Gene-centric characteristics of genome-wide association studies
Dong C, et al.
PLoS ONE 2007;2(12):e1262

Estimation and interpretation of models of absolute risk from epidemiologic data, including family-based studies
Gail MH
Lifetime Data Anal 2007 Dec

Association studies for untyped markers with TUNA
Wen X & Nicolae DL
Bioinformatics 2007 Dec

Genetics of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Mathieu A, et al.
Reumatismo 2007;59 Suppl 1:25-7

Genetic polymorphisms and arrhythmia susceptibility
Makita N & Tsutsui H
Circ J 2007;71 Suppl A:A54-60

A genomic background based method for association analysis in related individuals
Amin N, et al.
PLoS ONE 2007;2(12):e1274

Genetics and smoking cessation improving outcomes in smokers at risk
Lerman CE, et al.
Am J Prev Med 2007 Dec;33(6 Suppl):S398-405

Trends in meta-analysis of genetic association studies
Zintzaras E & Lau J
J Hum Genet 2007 Dec

Rationale, Design, and Methodology of the Women' Genome Health Study: A Genome-Wide Association Study of More Than 25 000 Initially Healthy American Women
Ridker PM, et al.
Clin Chem 2007 Dec

Psychiatric Disorders in Clinical Genetics II: Individualizing Recurrence Risks
Austin JC, et al.
J Genet Couns 2007 Dec

Restless legs syndrome: an update on genetics and future perspectives
Pichler I, et al.
Clin Genet 2007 Dec

Educational priorities and current involvement in genetic practice: a survey of midwives in the Netherlands, UK and Sweden
Benjamin CM, et al.
Midwifery 2007 Dec

 

'It is not in my world'
McClaren BJ, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2007 Dec

Disorders of cardiac repolarization
Horie M & Itoh H
Circ J 2007;71 Suppl A:A50-3

Screening and Follow-up of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Willey SC & Cocilovo C
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Dec;110(6):1404-16

Hereditary ovarian cancer-assessing risk and prevention strategies
Pavelka JC, et al.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2007 Dec;34(4):651-65

Strategies for ovarian cancer prevention
Dann RB, et al.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2007 Dec;34(4):667-86

Newborn screening archives as a specimen source for epidemiologic studies: feasibility and potential for bias
Searles Nielsen S, et al.
Ann Epidemiol 2008 Jan;18(1):58-64

 

DIABETES RISK CALCULATOR: A Simple Tool for Detecting Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes
Heikes KE, et al.
Diabetes Care 2007 Dec

Family history of cancer: is it an accurate indicator of cancer risk in the immigrant population?
Orom H, et al.
Cancer 2007 Dec

Association between four SNPs on chromosome 9p21 and myocardial infarction is replicated in an Italian population
Shen GQ, et al.
J Hum Genet 2007 Dec

Analysis of the DND1 gene in men with sporadic and familial testicular germ cell  tumors
Linger R, et al.
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2007 Dec

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 December 12, 2007, there are HuGE articles in the following areas:

Gene Variant Frequency
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Neoplasms
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Mental Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Respiratory 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
Congenital Anomalies
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions
Injury and Poisoning

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