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Thursday, October 2, 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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- 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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Cancer |
Colorectal cancer risk lower with certain gene variation, Medical News Today, October 1 |
Identification of mechanism used by gene to promote metastasis in human cancer cells, Medical News Today, September 30 |
Poor prognosis for vulvar cancer signalled by extra copies of EGFR gene, Medical News Today, October 1 |
What is the relationship between serum folate/vitamin B12 and MTHFR C677T genotype, Medical News Today, September 28 |
Discovery of genetic link between obesity and colon cancer risk, News-Medical.Net, September 30 |
Low-cost test for hereditary breast cancer could soon be available, Cancer Research UK, September 26 |
Other News |
Meet to create awareness of genetic disorders, The Hindu, October 2 |
New centre for genetics opening, BBC News, September 29 |
Genetic change may explain reading difficulty, Reuters Health, October 1 |
NIH announces funding for new epigenomics
initiative, NIH News, September 29 |
Novel mechanism for regulation of gene expression identified, Science Daily, October 1 |
Simple twists of fate, EurekAlert, September 29 |
Faster genetic test for flu virus approved in United States, CBC News, September 30 |
Successful construction of eukaryotic plasmids containing HBV C genotype, Medical News Today, September 28 |
First genetic research model of retina receptors, News-Medical.Net, September 30 |
Scientist plans to test for blood pressure genes affected by age, Medical News Today, September 27 |
New gout gene discovery, News-Medical.Net, September 30 |
Saudi project hopes to put Arabs on genetic
map, Reuters Health, September 26 |
Deafness research UK excited about gene therapy breakthrough, Medical News Today, September 29 |
Sexual practice of polygyny skews genetic variability, Medical News Today, September 26 |
Genomic laboratory to open in Moscow, Russia IC, September 29 |
Gene variant boosts risk of fatty liver disease, News-Medical.Net, September 25 |
Japan experts identify daytime sleepiness gene, Reuters Health, September 29 |
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The Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) initiative: methods of the EGAPP Working Group
Teutsch SM, et al.
Genet Med 2008 Sep
Correlations between risk gene variants for schizophrenia and brain structure anomalies
Nickl-Jockschat T, et al.
Nervenarzt 2008 Sep
The genetics of cardiovascular disease
Delles C, et al.
Trends Endocrinol Metab 2008 Sep
Japanese Population Structure, Based on SNP Genotypes from 7003 Individuals Compared to Other Ethnic Groups: Effects on Population-Based Association Studies
Yamaguchi-Kabata Y, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2008 Sep
Power comparisons between similarity-based multilocus association methods, logistic regression, and score tests for haplotypes
Lin WY & Schaid DJ
Genet Epidemiol 2008 Sep
Update on gene modifiers in cystic fibrosis
Collaco JM & Cutting GR
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2008 Nov;14(6):559-66
PharmGKB: an integrated resource of pharmacogenomic data and knowledge
Gong L, et al.
Curr Protoc Bioinformatics 2008 Sep;Chapter 14:Unit14.7
Molecular genetics of human intracranial aneurysms
Zhang J & Claterbuck RE
Int J Stroke 2008 Nov;3(4):272-87
Modeling gene-by-environment interaction in comorbid depression with alcohol use disorders via an integrated bioinformatics approach
McEachin RC, et al.
BioData Min 2008;1(1):2
South Africa: from species cradle to genomic applications
Hardy BJ, et al.
Nat Rev Genet 2008 Oct;9 Suppl 1:S19-23
Adaptation to living with a genetic condition or risk: a mini-review
Biesecker B & Erby L
Clin Genet 2008 Sep
Neural networks for genetic epidemiology: past, present, and future
Motsinger-Reif AA & Ritchie MD
BioData Min 2008;1(1):3
Family history of cancer: Pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium
Negri E, et al.
Int J Cancer 2008 Sep
Family history and breast cancer tumour characteristics in screened women
Couto E, et al.
Int J Cancer 2008 Sep
Family history and age at onset of breast cancer in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women
Risendal B, et al.
Cancer Causes Control 2008 Sep
Sibling history of asthma is a risk factor for pain in children with sickle cell anemia
Field JJ, et al.
Am J Hematol 2008 Aug
Substantial family history of prostate cancer in black men recruited for prostate cancer screening: results from the Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Program
Mastalski K, et al.
Cancer 2008 Sep
International Registries of Families at High Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Greenhalf W, et al.
Pancreatology 2008 Sep;8(6):558-65
Patient preferences and National Health Service costs: a cost-consequences analysis of cancer genetic services
Griffith GL, et al.
Fam Cancer 2008 Sep
A genome-wide association study for late-onset Alzheimer's disease using DNA pooling
Abraham R, et al.
BMC Med Genomics 2008 Sep;1(1):44
Genome-wide association study of response to methylphenidate in 187 children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Mick E, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008 Sep
Genome-wide association scan of quantitative traits for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder identifies novel associations and confirms candidate gene associations
Lasky-Su J, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008 Sep
Genetic variation in PNPLA3 confers susceptibility to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Romeo S, et al.
Nat Genet 2008 Sep
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