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Family Health History Awareness in November
Having a close family member with a chronic disease, such as cancer, coronary heart disease, or diabetes can increase your risk of developing that disease.
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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.
- Free registration required for some articles.
Cancer |
Gene syndrome behind a significant number of endometrial cancers, Australia,  Medical News Today, November 14 |
Panel on genetics of cancer planned, Saratogian.com, November 11 |
Grant will fund research aimed at genetically engineering the human immune system to fight melanoma, Medical News Today, November 14 |
A new mathematical formula for cancer progression, EurekAlert, November 8 |
Researchers identify how to switch off cancer cell genes, EurekAlert, November 12 |
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| Other News |
Age-related hearing loss influenced by genes, Medical News Today, November 15 |
The most important candidate genes for pancreatic stone formation, EurekAlert, November 13 |
'Fingerprints' help find genes involved in differentiation, Medical News Today, November 15 |
Researchers discover genes linking stress, alcoholism and tobacco addiction,
(last accessed 2/2008) Global National, November 13 |
Largest study to investigate risk factors of autism to begin enrolling families, EurekAlert, November 14 |
How science is rewriting the book on genes, The Washington Post, November 12 |
Hope on the horizon for hereditary angioedema sufferers, News-Medical.Net, November 14 |
Are there rearrangement hotspots in the human genome, Medical News Today, November 9 |
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Future use of genomics in coronary artery disease
Damani SB & Topol EJ
J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 Nov;50(20):1933-40
Quality assessment of buccal versus blood genomic DNA using the Affymetrix 500K GeneChip
Woo JG, et al.
BMC Genet 2007 Nov;8(1):79
Genetics and reverse epidemiology among patients on chronic hemodialysis
Balakrishnan VS & Rao M
Semin Dial 2007 Nov-2007 Dec;20(6):570-6
Lipoproteins, Vascular-Related Genetic Factors, and Human Longevity
Panza F, et al.
Rejuvenation Res 2007 Nov
Host defense genes in asthma and sepsis and the role of the environment
Gao L, et al.
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2007 Dec;7(6):459-67
The structure of common genetic variation in United States populations
Guthery SL, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2007 Dec;81(6):1221-31
Candidate gene polymorphisms predicting individual sensitivity to opioids
Kasai S, et al.
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2007 Nov
Pharmacogenetics of the beta2-Adrenergic Receptor Gene
Ortega VE, et al.
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2007 Nov;27(4):665-84
Prostate cancer screening in men with a family history of prostate cancer: the role of partners in influencing men's screening uptake
Meiser B, et al.
Urology 2007 Oct;70(4):738-42
Prostate cancer risk with positive family history, normal prostate examination findings, and PSA less than 4.0 ng/mL
Canby-Hagino E, et al.
Urology 2007 Oct;70(4):748-52
Familial Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: Clinical Phenotype and Evidence of Disease Anticipation
Rumi E, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2007 Nov
Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes: molecular genetics, genetic counseling, diagnosis and management
Lynch HT, et al.
Fam Cancer 2007 Nov
Subjective and objective risk of ovarian cancer in Ashkenazi Jewish women testing for BRCA1/2 mutations
Kelly KM, et al.
Patient Educ Couns 2007 Nov
Psychological distress and quality of life associated with genetic testing for breast cancer risk
Smith AW, et al.
Psychooncology 2007 Nov
The impact of pharmacogenetics on the development and use of antipsychotic drugs
Reynolds GP
Drug Discov Today 2007 Nov;12(21-22):953-9
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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 November 14, 2007, there are HuGE articles in the following areas:
Gene Variant Frequency
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Neoplasms
Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Mental Disorders
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
Diseases of the Circulatory System
Diseases of the Respiratory 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
For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page
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