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Thursday, October 9, 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 |
More Women Undergoing Breast, Ovarian Cancer Genetic Testing, NBC6.net, October 9 |
Womansday.com survey asks how much do you know about your cancer risk, Market Watch, October 6 |
Breast cancer gene tests — not worth the price, MSNBC, October 9 |
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Woodlands Online, October 6 |
Firm says test judges risk for common breast cancers, Washington Post, October 8 |
Documenting a devastating genetic illness, Chicago Tribune, October 5 |
Researchers kill off pancreatic cancer cells with ‘suicide gene’, Drug Discovery News, October 7 |
Psychological impact of gene test for breast cancer, Medical News Today, October 5 |
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Genetic Testing |
Gene-testing startup's study responds to critics, The Age, October 9 |
New prenatal Down Syndrome test less risky than amniocentesis, say Stanford/Packard scientists, Medical News Today, October 7 |
Genetic techniques help search for a blood test for Down syndrome, International Herald Tribune, October 7 |
Dawn of low-price mapping could broaden DNA uses, The New York Times, October 6 |
Genetic test brings baby joy, Medical News Today, October 7 |
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Other News |
$13.5M NIH contract for development of a national..., Medical News Today, October 9 |
Genes may explain racial disparities in asthma, Reuters Health, October 6 |
Gene mutation tied to transplant rejection in kids, Reuters Health, October 8 |
UCF in first-of-its-kind $54 million national study..., Medical News Today, October 6 |
Human microbiome project awards funds for technology development, data analysis and ethical research, NIH News, October 7 |
Scientists identify gene variant involved in isolated cleft lip, NIH News, October 5 |
Inherited disorders and copy number changes in human alpha-globin genes, Medical News Today, October 7 |
First glimpse of a key DNA repair protein at
work, Medical News Today, October 4 |
Form of Crohn's disease traced to disabled gut
cells, Science Daily, October 7 |
NIH’s National Children’s Study enters next
phase, NIH News, October 3 |
Genetic link to age-related macular degeneration reported in the Lancet4, Medical News Today, October 7 |
DNA of good bacteria drives intestinal response to infection, NIH News, October 2 |
Orphan genetic disease believed to affect ten times more children than previously thought, Medical News Today, October 7 |
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The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System: Approaches to Guide Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Brugts JJ, et al.
Cardiology 2008 Oct;112(4):303-12
Genetic Variations in Cytokines and Cytokine Receptors Associated with Psoriasis Found by Genome-Wide Association
Duffin KC & Krueger GG
J Invest Dermatol 2008 Oct
Long QT Syndrome
Goldenberg I, et al.
Curr Probl Cardiol 2008 Nov;33(11):629-94
A Combinatorial Approach to Detecting Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions in Family Studies
Lou XY, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2008 Oct
Chronic heart failure: beta-blockers and pharmacogenetics
Azuma J & Nonen S
Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2008 Oct
Contralateral Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in Young Breast Cancer Patients with and without Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment
Mai PL, et al.
Ann Surg Oncol 2008 Oct
What do we know about the genetics of aspirin intolerance?
Palikhe NS, et al.
J Clin Pharm Ther 2008 Oct;33(5):465-72
New advances in hematopoietic cell transplantation
Petersdorf EW & Hansen JA
Curr Opin Hematol 2008 Nov;15(6):549-54
The challenges for molecular nutrition research 3: comparative nutrigenomics research as a basis for entering the systems level
Daniel H, et al.
Genes Nutr 2008 Oct
A customized genetic approach to the number one killer: coronary artery disease
Roberts R
Curr Opin Cardiol 2008 Nov;23(6):629-33
Mammographic screening for young women with a family history of breast cancer: knowledge and views of those at risk
Tyndel S, et al.
Br J Cancer 2008 Oct;99(7):1007-12
The influence of parental history of Alzheimer's disease and apolipoprotein E {varepsilon}4 on the BOLD signal during recognition memory
Xu G, et al.
Brain 2008 Oct
The analysis of genetics and associated autoimmune diseases in Chinese vitiligo patients
Zhang Z, et al.
Arch Dermatol Res 2008 Oct
Familial clustering of Crohn's disease in Israel: Prevalence and association with disease severity
Ben-Horin S, et al.
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008 Oct
Family history of type 2 diabetes is increased in patients with type 1 diabetes
Barone B, et al.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2008 Oct;82(1):e1-4
The effect of parental type 2 diabetes on the offspring with type 1 diabetes
Thorn LM, et al.
Diabetes Care 2008 Oct
Guidance for considering ethical, legal, and social issues in health technology assessment: Application to genetic screening
Potter BK, et al.
Int J Technol Assess Health Care 2008 Fall;24(4):412-22
All in the family: Disclosure of "unwanted" information to an adolescent to benefit a relative
Denny CC, et al.
Am J Med Genet A 2008 Oct
Association of three genetic loci with uric acid concentration and risk of gout: a genome-wide association study
Dehghan A, et al.
Lancet 2008 Sep
A genome-wide association study identifies an association of a common variant in TERT with susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Mushiroda T, et al.
J Med Genet 2008 Oct;45(10):654-6
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