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Thursday, June 14, 2007 |
Volume
18 Number 24 |
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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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- 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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Gene mutation slashes prostate cancer survival
time, New Scientist, June 13 |
Genetic defect links respiratory disease and congenital heart disease, EurekAlert, June 11 |
Gene switched off in cancer can be turned on,
Medical News Today, June 12 |
Sensitivity to diverse range of chemotherapeutic drugs linked to common pathway, EurekAlert, June 11 |
Sun exposure early in life linked to specific skin cancer gene mutation, Medical News Today, June 11 |
Cancer gene pathway triggers micro RNAS to suppress tumors, Medical News Today, June 9 |
Comorbidities common in bipolar disorder may have genetic link, Science Daily, June 11 |
Gene variations point to why lung cancer drugs work better in Japanese vs. US patients, Medical News Today, June 7 |
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Genetic testing helps families fight cancer, Star Tribune, June 10 |
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DNA Sequences That Bind Proteins To Engage Gene Transcription - More Green Lights, Medical News Today, June 14 |
Identification of genetic risk factor for Coeliac disease promises improved treatment, EurekAlert, June 10
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UVa researchers restore genes in human inner ear cells, EurekAlert, June 14 |
Sleeping beauty 'Jumping gene' shows promise for Sickle Cell gene therapy, Science Daily, June 10 |
Experiments To Annotate All 399 Protein-Coding Genes - Pervasive Transcription, Fewer
Boundaries, Medical News Today, June 14 |
Insurance companies should have access to genetic information, Medical News Today, June 8
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The wider view from a detailed focus, EurekAlert, June 13 |
Cochlear implant restores hearing to patient with rare genetic disorder, Science Daily, June 8
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New applied biosystems software accelerates the identification of genetic variants used in biomedical research, Yahoo Finance, June 13
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University of Manchester researchers reveal clues to new genes behind rheumatoid arthritis, The University of Manchester, June 7 |
Researchers reveal structure of protein altered in autism, EurekAlert, June 12 |
Virus widely used in gene therapy research yields important clues to genomic instability, Medical News Today, June 7 |
CA9 gene expression in conventional renal cell carcinoma: A potential marker for prediction of early metastasis after Nephrectomy, Medical News Today, June 11 |
Dietary preferences and patterns may be linked to genes, EurekAlert, June 7 |
Fifth gene responsible for Joubert Syndrome
identified, Science Daily, June 11
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