NIH's National Cancer Institute solicits proposals from researchers for projects on comparative effectiveness research in genomic and personalized medicine. Deadline for proposals: May 27, 2009. Access the funding announcement. (46.03 KB) Read other public health genomics priorities.
	CDC's Office of Public Health Genomics is looking for a health scientist to design, oversee, implement, and conduct major scientific surveys/studies or projects to identify and solve public health problems. For more information about the position, click on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services web site and enter the vacancy number (HHS-CDC-T2-2009-0557 for current employees or HHS-CDC-D2-2009-0230 for non-federal applicants). Deadline to apply: May 6, 2009.
	NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) invites comments in the second phase of its long-range planning process, to help answer questions posed in the white papers developed in the first planning phase.  Deadline: June 30, 2009.
	The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeks public comment on proposed regulations implementing Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA). Deadline: May 1, 2009. Read the press release.
	The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS) requests public comment on draft report on gene patents and licensing practices and their impact on patient access to genetic tests. Deadline: May 15, 2009. Read more.

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Genome-wide association studies in ADHD Franke B, et al. Hum Genet 2009 Apr

Pharmacogenetics of vitamin K antagonists: useful or hype?
Lippi G, et al.
Clin Chem Lab Med 2009;47(5):503-15

Genetics and visceral leishmaniasis: of mice and man
Blackwell JM, et al.
Parasite Immunol 2009 May;31(5):254-66

Vitamin D and tuberculosis
Chocano-Bedoya P & Ronnenberg AG
Nutr Rev 2009 May;67(5):289-93

Thymidylate synthase gene variations: predictive and prognostic markers
Lurje G, et al.
Mol Cancer Ther 2009 Apr

Comparison of identical single nucleotide polymorphisms genotyped by the GeneChip Targeted Genotyping 25K, Affymetrix 500K and Illumina 550K platforms
Kim KK, et al.
Genomics 2009 Apr

When Family Means More (or Less) Than Genetics: The Intersection of Culture, Family, and Genomics
McGrath BB & Edwards KL
J Transcult Nurs 2009 Apr

Improving Power for Testing Genetic Association in Case-Control Studies by Reducing the Alternative Space
Joo J, et al.
Biometrics 2009 Apr

What have the 'omics done for endometriosis?
Siristatidis CS
Med Sci Monit 2009 May;15(5):RA116-23

The genetics of Schizophrenia
Bertolino A & Blasi G
Neuroscience 2009 Apr

KRAS Mutations and Susceptibility to Cetuximab and Panitumumab in Colorectal Cancer
Jimeno A, et al.
Cancer J 2009 Mar-2009 Apr;15(2):110-3

The Genetics of Cervical Artery Dissection. A Systematic Review
Debette S & Markus HS
Stroke 2009 Apr

Role of genetic polymorphisms and ovarian cancer susceptibility
Fasching PA, et al.
Mol Oncol 2009 Apr;3(2):171-81

The contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to ovarian cancer
Ramus SJ & Gayther SA
Mol Oncol 2009 Apr;3(2):138-50

Hereditary ovarian carcinoma: heterogeneity, molecular genetics, pathology, and management
Lynch HT, et al.
Mol Oncol 2009 Apr;3(2):97-137

Evidence suggesting a genetic contribution to kidney stone in northeastern Thai population
Sritippayawan S, et al.
Urol Res 2009 Apr

Lung cancer susceptibility model based on age, family history and genetic variants
Young RP, et al.
PLoS ONE 2009;4(4):e5302

Family history of various cancers and pancreatic cancer mortality in a large cohort
Jacobs EJ, et al.
Cancer Causes Control 2009 Apr

Family history of diabetes and clinical characteristics in Greek subjects with type 2 diabetes
Papazafiropoulou A, et al.
BMC Endocr Disord 2009 Apr;9(1):12

Efficiency of CYP2C9 Genetic Test Representation for Automated Pharmacogenetic Decision Support
Deshmukh VG, et al.
Methods Inf Med 2009 Mar;48(3)

Primary care providers' willingness to recommend BRCA1/2 testing to adolescents
O'Neill SC, et al.
Fam Cancer 2009 Apr

A genetic diagnosis of HNF1A diabetes alters treatment and improves glycaemic control in the majority of insulin-treated patients
Shepherd M, et al.
Diabet Med 2009 Apr;26(4):437-41

Genome-wide association study of electrocardiographic conduction measures in an isolated founder population: Kosrae
Smith JG, et al.
Heart Rhythm 2009 May;6(5):634-41

Conditional linkage and genome-wide association studies identify UGT1A1 as a major gene for anti-atherogenic serum bilirubin levels-The Framingham Heart Study
Lin JP, et al.
Atherosclerosis 2009 Mar

Genome-wide association studies reach hepatology
Karlsen TH
J Hepatol 2009 Mar

A large-scale genome-wide association study of Asian populations uncovers genetic factors influencing eight quantitative traits
Cho YS, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 May;41(5):527-34

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