Prevalence Estimates of Selected Gene Variants of the U.S. Population Published.
	New publication, The Evidence Dilemma in Genomics Medicine, in the November-December 2008 thematic issue on medical technology of Health Affairs, written by Muin J. Khoury, MD, PhD. (Abstract only)
	New publication, Public Health Genomics Approach to Type 2 Diabetes,    published in the November 2008 issue of Diabetes. Authors: Khoury MJ, Valdez R, Albright A.
	New NIH webinar, Genome-Wide Association Studies: The Basics of the Science and Related Policies, on November 20, 2008. To participate, email nhgriecib@mail.nih.gov
	New genetics fellowship position with CDC’s Division of Laboratory Systems in the National Center for Preparedness, Detection, and Control of Infectious Disease. Read the announcement. (75 KB) For more information, contact Ira Lubin at ilubin@cdc.gov.

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Genetic mapping in human disease Altshuler D, et al. Science 2008 Nov;322(5903):881-8

Genetic modifiers in hemoglobinopathies
Rund D & Fucharoen S
Curr Mol Med 2008 Nov;8(7):600-8

Combining unrelated family studies to improve the power of genetic association test
Cheng KF
Stat Med 2008 Nov

Understanding the pharmacogenetic approach to warfarin dosing
Glurich I, et al.
Heart Fail Rev 2008 Nov

Copy Number Variation and Schizophrenia
St Clair D
Schizophr Bull 2008 Nov

Gene polymorphisms in childhood ALL
Karathanasis NV, et al.
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008 Nov

Pharmacogenetics influence treatment efficacy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Davidsen ML, et al.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2008 Nov;30(11):831-49

Genetic testing for atherosclerosis risk: inevitability or pipe dream?
Lanktree M, et al.
Can J Cardiol 2008 Nov;24(11):851-4

Molecular genetics of addiction and related heritable phenotypes
Uhl GR, et al.
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2008 Oct;1141:318-81

Association of the composite IL-1 genotype with peri-implantitis: a systematic review
Huynh-Ba G, et al.
Clin Oral Implants Res 2008 Nov;19(11):1154-62

Rheumatoid arthritis: a view of the current genetic landscape
Coenen MJ & Gregersen PK
Genes Immun 2008 Nov

SNPLogic: an interactive single nucleotide polymorphism selection, annotation, and prioritization system
Pico AR, et al.
Nucleic Acids Res 2008 Nov

The Role of XRCC4 in Carcinogenesis and Anticancer Drug Discovery
Wu CN, et al.
Recent Patents Anticancer Drug Discov 2008 Nov;3(3):209-19

Family History of Alcohol Dependence and Initial Antidepressant Response to an N-methyl-D-aspartate Antagonist
Phelps LE, et al.
Biol Psychiatry 2008 Nov

C-Reactive Protein and Parental History Improve Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction. The Reynolds Risk Score for Men
Ridker PM, et al.
Circulation 2008 Nov

Associations of familial risk factors with social fears and social phobia: evidence for the continuum hypothesis in social anxiety disorder?
Knappe S, et al.
J Neural Transm 2008 Nov

Incidence of cancer in first-degree relatives of basal cell carcinoma patients
van Rossum MM, et al.
Arch Dermatol Res 2008 Nov

Dyskinesia and Parkinsonism in Antipsychotic-Naive Patients With Schizophrenia, First-Degree Relatives and Healthy Controls: A Meta-analysis
Koning JP, et al.
Schizophr Bull 2008 Nov

Survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis is associated with colorectal cancer family history
Zell JA, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Nov;17(11):3134-40

 

Development and Evaluation of Quality Control Dried Blood Spot Materials in Newborn Screening for Lysosomal Storage Disorders
De Jesus VR, et al.
Clin Chem 2008 Nov

Too Many Referrals of Low-Risk Women for BRCA1/2 Genetic Services by Family Physicians
White DB, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008 Nov;17(11):2980-6

 

Genomewide association study for susceptibility genes contributing to familial Parkinson disease
Pankratz N, et al.
Hum Genet 2008 Nov

Genetic variation in the KIF1B locus influences susceptibility to multiple sclerosis
Aulchenko YS, et al.
Nat Genet 2008 Nov

Susceptibility loci for intracranial aneurysm in European and Japanese populations
Bilguvar K, et al.
Nat Genet 2008 Nov

MTHFR 677C -> T genotype disrupts prefrontal function in schizophrenia through an interaction with COMT 158Val -> Met
Roffman JL, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008 Nov

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