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Thursday, December 13, 2007 |
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This weekly update provides information about the impact of human genetic research on disease prevention & public health. |
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Family History |
Immigrants less likely to report family history of cancer, U.S. News & World Report, December 10 |
Your child's disorder may be yours, too, The New York Times, December 9 |
When a 28-year-old mother of two discovers she has stage IV breast cancer, her concerns focus on whether family members carry a genetic risk, Ohio.com, December 10 |
Genes, cancer are ties that bind, Chicagotribune.com, December 7 |
Offspring of diabetic parents more aware of
risk, Scientific American, December 10 |
Include health histories at holiday get-togethers, Pioneer Local, December 6 |
Other News |
Parents get girl gene ID card, The China Daily, December 13 |
Link between genetics, diseases to get closer look, Courierpress, December 10 |
Genetic switch for circadian rhythms discovered, EurekAlert, December 12 |
A field that interprets the language of genes, The New York Times, December 9 |
Lethal human H5N1 influenza virus Replikin gene still upregulated, Medical News Today, December 12 |
Is generosity genetically programmed, Medical News Today, December 9 |
Gene plays protective role in MS, UK, Medical News Today, December 11 |
CSHL scientist recognized for accelerating cancer gene research, Medical News Today, December 7 |
Genetic evidence that human evolution is speeding up, News-Medical.Net, December 11 |
Failing to learn from mistakes is genetic, Telegraph.co.uk, December 7 |
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The impact of genetics and genomics on public health.
Brand A, Brand H, Schulte In den Bäumen T.
Eur J Hum Genet. 2007 Oct 24
Haemochromatosis
Adams PC & Barton JC
Lancet 2007 Dec;370(9602):1855-60
Genetics of atrial fibrillation
Ellinor PT, et al.
Med Clin North Am 2008 Jan;92(1):41-51
Gene-centric characteristics of genome-wide association studies
Dong C, et al.
PLoS ONE 2007;2(12):e1262
Estimation and interpretation of models of absolute risk from epidemiologic data, including family-based studies
Gail MH
Lifetime Data Anal 2007 Dec
Association studies for untyped markers with TUNA
Wen X & Nicolae DL
Bioinformatics 2007 Dec
Genetics of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Mathieu A, et al.
Reumatismo 2007;59 Suppl 1:25-7
Genetic polymorphisms and arrhythmia susceptibility
Makita N & Tsutsui H
Circ J 2007;71 Suppl A:A54-60
A genomic background based method for association analysis in related individuals
Amin N, et al.
PLoS ONE 2007;2(12):e1274
Genetics and smoking cessation improving outcomes in smokers at risk
Lerman CE, et al.
Am J Prev Med 2007 Dec;33(6 Suppl):S398-405
Trends in meta-analysis of genetic association studies
Zintzaras E & Lau J
J Hum Genet 2007 Dec
Rationale, Design, and Methodology of the Women' Genome Health Study: A Genome-Wide Association Study of More Than 25 000 Initially Healthy American Women
Ridker PM, et al.
Clin Chem 2007 Dec
Psychiatric Disorders in Clinical Genetics II: Individualizing Recurrence Risks
Austin JC, et al.
J Genet Couns 2007 Dec
Restless legs syndrome: an update on genetics and future perspectives
Pichler I, et al.
Clin Genet 2007 Dec
Educational priorities and current involvement in genetic practice: a survey of midwives in the Netherlands, UK and Sweden
Benjamin CM, et al.
Midwifery 2007 Dec
'It is not in my world'
McClaren BJ, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2007 Dec
Disorders of cardiac repolarization
Horie M & Itoh H
Circ J 2007;71 Suppl A:A50-3
Screening and Follow-up of the Patient at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Willey SC & Cocilovo C
Obstet Gynecol 2007 Dec;110(6):1404-16
Hereditary ovarian cancer-assessing risk and prevention strategies
Pavelka JC, et al.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2007 Dec;34(4):651-65
Strategies for ovarian cancer prevention
Dann RB, et al.
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2007 Dec;34(4):667-86
Newborn screening archives as a specimen source for epidemiologic studies: feasibility and potential for bias
Searles Nielsen S, et al.
Ann Epidemiol 2008 Jan;18(1):58-64
DIABETES RISK CALCULATOR: A Simple Tool for Detecting Undiagnosed Diabetes and Prediabetes
Heikes KE, et al.
Diabetes Care 2007 Dec
Family history of cancer: is it an accurate indicator of cancer risk in the immigrant population?
Orom H, et al.
Cancer 2007 Dec
Association between four SNPs on chromosome 9p21 and myocardial infarction is replicated in an Italian population
Shen GQ, et al.
J Hum Genet 2007 Dec
Analysis of the DND1 gene in men with sporadic and familial testicular germ cell tumors
Linger R, et al.
Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2007 Dec
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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 December 12, 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
Congenital Anomalies
Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-defined Conditions
Injury and Poisoning
For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page
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