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Thursday, March 20, 2008 |
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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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Cancer |
Focus on the genetics of brain tumor formation identifies potential new neuronal tumor
suppressor, Medical News Today, March 18 |
Nuclear protein SATB1 triggers aggressive breast cancer, News-Medical.Net, March 17 |
One gene closer to understanding pancreatic
cancer, The New York Times, March 18 |
Innovative study finds alcohol consumption and polymorphisms of cytochromes P4502E1 are high risks for ESCC, Medical News Today, March 14 |
Breast cancer risk increased by gene variant,
Medical News Today, March 17 |
DNA detectives find genetic markers for lung cancers most likely to recur, News-Medical.Net, March 13 |
Ethics, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) |
Genomic tests for use at home considered premature, Medical News Today, March 19 |
Rony Duncan on genetic testing and young
people, The University of Melbourne Voice, March 17 |
Family communication impacts attitude about genetic counseling/testing for breast cancer, EurekAert, March 18 |
Better regulation of home genetic tests needed, researchers urge, Science Daily, March 16 |
Is genetic testing ready for the public, WABC-TV, March 18 |
Will genetic screening become a way of life, ABC News, March 14 |
Genomic medicine coming: Health professionals, public unprepared, Science Daily, March 18 |
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Other News |
New Tool Reassesses Osteoporosis Risk, npr.org, March 20 |
Genotype foods still a decade from the shelves: experts, Food production daily.com, March 17 |
Europeans can now check out on-line the credentials of laboratories offering genetic tests, News-Medical.Net, March 19 |
Grant could help with Montville boy's disorder, Daily Record, March 17 |
Bone fractures and bone mineral density linked to gene variants, Medical News Today, March 18 |
No pain, no protection, Courant.com, March 17 |
Common gene variants linked to osteoporosis, Reuters Health, March 18 |
Lifetime award in genetics presented to Peter H. Byers by March of Dimes, Medical News Today, March 16 |
Gene targeting raises cure hopes, BBC News, March 18 |
UT-ORNL and UCSD researchers find promise in HIV 'switch', EurekAlert, March 16 |
Inbred Romanian community provides insight into genetic factors associated with vitiligo, News-Medical.Net, March 18 |
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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
Genome-Wide Association Studies |
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
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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
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