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Thursday, September 25, 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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Second Meeting of the EGAPP Stakeholders Group Held in Seattle
The EGAPP Stakeholder Group held its second meeting in July in Seattle, Washington to establish roles and plans for increasing awareness of EGAPP and translating and disseminating EGAPP Working Group recommendations for use in health practice and disease prevention. Read more. Learn more about the EGAPP Initiative.
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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 |
Delivering toxic genes to effectively kill pancreatic cancer cells, Medical News Today, September 24 |
New computer-based tools will help make best use of genetic breast cancer tests, Medical News Today, September 23 |
Amplified gene in cells found in urine reveals presence bladder cancer, Medical News Today, September 24 |
Variant of vitamin D receptor gene linked to melanoma risk, EurekAlert, September 22 |
Methylation levels key to glioblastoma survival, EurekAlert, September 23 |
Cancer-causing role of gene proteins discovered, Science Daily, September 18 |
Vascular marker of ovarian cancer identified, EurekAlert, September 23 |
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Genetic Testing |
Europeans happy to take genetic tests for disease
risk, Nursing Times, September 23 |
Should girls undergo genetic tests to tell breast cancer risk, USA Today, September 21 |
Genetic tests very revealing, forum told, Irish Times, September 22 |
As seen on TV: Genetic testing, ABC News, September 19 |
Could a DNA test help you, Parade, September 21 |
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Other News |
Gene therapy painkillers, Technology Review, September 22 |
Genetic link between Leukemia and Down's syndrome, Medical News Today, September 21 |
Identification of the genes that cause blindness due to corneal edema, Medical News Today, September 22 |
San Carlos man searches for answer to daughter's condition, MercuryNews.com, September 19 |
Landers lab micro-sizes genetics testing, Medical News Today, September 22 |
The holes in our genomes, Technology Review, September 19 |
Sensing of DNA-dsbs under continual hypoxia, Medical News Today, September 22 |
As personalized, genomic medicine takes off, four developing countries show the way for others, EurekAlert, September 18 |
Tracing extensive regulatory networks that help determine how certain RNA messages are alternatively "spliced", Medical News Today, September 22 |
Google co-founder has genetic code linked to Parkinson’s, New York Times, September 18 |
Discovery of p53 tumour suppressor gene earns Sir David Lane 'Royal Gold Medal' by Royal Society of Edinburgh, Medical News Today, September 21 |
UNC-CH genetics research receives $800,000 NIH grant, LocalTechWire.com, September 18 |
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New Powerful Approaches for Family-based Association Tests with Longitudinal Measurements
Ding X, et al.
Ann Hum Genet 2008 Sep
Managing hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes: the partnership between genetic counselors and gastroenterologists
Rubinstein WS & Weissman SM
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 Sep
Do Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Xenobiotic Metabolizing Genes Determine Breast Cancer Susceptibility and Treatment Outcomes?
Singh V, et al.
Cancer Invest 2008 Sep:1
Being 'at-risk' for developing cancer: cognitive representations and psychological outcomes
Shiloh S, et al.
J Behav Med 2008 Sep
Polymorphisms of the Toll-like receptor 4 gene and their potential role in infectious diseases and chronic inflammatory disorders
Reismann P, et al.
Orv Hetil 2008 Sep;149(38):1791-9
Designing pharmacogenetic projects in industry: practical design perspectives from the Industry Pharmacogenomics Working Group
Bromley CM, et al.
Pharmacogenomics J 2008 Sep
Pharmacogenetics in drug discovery and development: a translational perspective
Roses AD
Nat Rev Drug Discov 2008 Sep
Population genetic screening for hereditary haemochromatosis: are we a step closer?
Allen KJ
Med J Aust 2008 Sep;189(6):300-1
Pharmacogenetics of Major Depression : Insights from Level 1 of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) Trial
Lekman M, et al.
Mol Diagn Ther 2008;12(5):321-30
Testing Association with Interactions by Partitioning Chi-Squares
Yang Y, et al.
Ann Hum Genet 2008 Sep
The impact of individual and methodological factors in the variability of response to methylphenidate in ADHD pharmacogenetic studies from four different continents
Polanczyk G, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008 Sep
A family history of type 2 diabetes is associated with glucose intolerance and obesity-related traits with evidence of excess maternal transmission for obesity-related traits in a South East Asian population
Tan JT, et al.
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2008 Sep
Perceived family history risk and symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer: the North Carolina Prostate Cancer Outcomes study
Spain P, et al.
Cancer 2008 Sep
Family history of Crohn's disease is associated with an increased risk for Crohn's disease of the pouch
Shen B, et al.
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008 Sep
Evaluating the performance of models for predicting the BRCA germline mutations in Han Chinese familial breast cancer patients
Rao NY, et al.
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008 Sep
Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: implications of genetic testing for screening and prophylactic surgery
Cisco RM, et al.
Cancer 2008 Sep;113(S7):1850-6
Common SNPs in HMGCR in Micronesians and Whites Associated With LDL-Cholesterol Levels Affect Alternative Splicing of Exon13
Burkhardt R, et al.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2008 Sep
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