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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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3 Win Nobel in Medicine for Gene Technology,  New York Times, October 9

Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis: An Update
Rahman P
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2007 Oct;9(5):383-9

ADHD Genetics: 2007 Update
Elia J & Devoto M
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2007 Oct;9(5):434-9

Genetics and smoking behavior
Schnoll RA, et al.
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2007 Oct;9(5):349-57

Validity of models for predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations
Parmigiani G, et al.
Ann Intern Med 2007 Oct;147(7):441-50

Participation bias and its impact on the assembly of a genetic specimen repository for a myocardial infarction cohort
Arruda-Olson AM, et al.
Mayo Clin Proc 2007 Oct;82(10):1185-91

The Framingham Heart Study, on its way to becoming the gold standard for Cardiovascular Genetic Epidemiology?
Jaquish CE
BMC Med Genet 2007 Oct;8(1):63

Interleukin-6 -174G/C Polymorphism and Ischemic Stroke. A Systematic Review
Tso AR, et al.
Stroke 2007 Oct

Fine Mapping versus Replication in Whole-Genome Association Studies
Clarke GM, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2007 Nov;81(5):995-1005

Haplotype-Based Association Analysis via Variance-Components Score Test
Tzeng JY & Zhang D
Am J Hum Genet 2007 Nov;81(5):927-38

A randomization test for controlling population stratification in whole-genome association studies
Kimmel G, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2007 Nov;81(5):895-905

Practical aspects of delivering hereditary cancer risk counseling
Demarco TA, et al.
Semin Oncol 2007 Oct;34(5):369-78

Ethical and legal aspects of cancer genetic testing
Offit K & Thom P
Semin Oncol 2007 Oct;34(5):435-43

Psychosocial and behavioral impact of genetic counseling and testing
Vadaparampil ST, et al.
Breast Dis 2007;27:97-108

International perspectives on genetic counseling and testing for breast cancer risk
Meiser B, et al.
Breast Dis 2007;27:109-25

Life After BRCA1/2 Testing: Family Communication and Support Issues
Demarco TA & McKinnon WC
Breast Dis 2007;27:127-36

Genetic screening for iron overload: No evidence of discrimination at 1 year
Hall MA, et al.
J Fam Pract 2007 Oct;56(10):829-34

 

Do physicians take action on high risk family history information provided by patients outside of a clinic visit?
Volk LA, et al.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2007;129:13-7

Familial concordance in cancer survival: a Swedish population-based study
Lindstrom LS, et al.
Lancet Oncol 2007 Oct

Familial aggregation of left main coronary artery disease and future risk of coronary events in asymptomatic siblings of affected patients
Fischer M, et al.
Eur Heart J 2007 Oct

Value of database linkage: are patients at risk of familial colorectal cancer being referred for genetic counselling and testing?
Wong C, et al.
Intern Med J 2007 Oct

Breast cancer screening compliance among young women in a free access healthcare  system
Amin A, et al.
J Surg Oncol 2007 Oct

Contribution of inherited heart disease to sudden cardiac death in childhood
Hofman N, et al.
Pediatrics 2007 Oct;120(4):e967-73

Family history of asthma and atopy: in-depth analyses of the impact on asthma and wheeze in 7- to 8-year-old children
Bjerg A, et al.
Pediatrics 2007 Oct;120(4):741-8

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 October 10, 2007, there are HuGE articles in the following areas:

Gene Variant Frequency
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Neoplasms
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs Disorders
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 Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue
Congenital Anomalies

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