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Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
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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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- 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 |
Pre-operative genetic testing may improve treatment for thyroid cancer patients, Pitt study finds, Medical News Today, May 7 |
Gene test predicts survival with mesothelioma, Cancer page, May 5 |
Designing customized medicines against breast cancer: research opens up new horizons, Medical News Today, May 6 |
New early detection studies of lung cancer in non-smokers launched today, NIH News, May 4 |
Genes found to play a role in breast cancer's spread to the brain, EurekAlert, May 6 |
New gene called DEAR1 may be a breast cancer diagnostic marker, News-Medical.Net, May 4 |
Cancer Genomics: Building haystacks, finding needles, NCI Cancer Bulletin, May 5 |
Scientists discover pattern of genetic faults to predict cancer drug success, News-Medical.Net, May 4 |
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Genetic Testing |
Why screening your genes is big business, CNN, May 6 |
Gene Test for dosage of Warfarin Is rebuffed, The New York Times, May 4 |
Genetic testing gives glimpse of past, present, future, News 8 Austin, May 5 |
Jews at risk of passing on certain genetic disorders; Screening advised, Fox 29, May 2 |
Overhaul of genetic and other advanced diagnostic testing regulations necessary for personalized medicine,... Genetics & Public Policy Center, May 5 |
Gene test determines risk of heart surgery complications, Medical News Today, May 1 |
Gene Revolution: Your DNA Details, Ivanhoe, May 4 |
New push for genetic test, The National, April 30 |
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Flu |
Swine flu has only half genetic markers seen in previous pandemic..., Medical News Today, May 7 |
The path of a pandemic, Newsweek, May 2 |
Canada completes genetic sequencing of H1N1 virus, Yahoo News, May 6 |
New flu tests will speed up detection, CDC says, Reuters, April 30 |
CDC working with assay developers on swine flu MDx tests, Genome Web, May 6 [by free subscription only] |
Virus’s tangled genes straddle continents, raising a mystery about its origins, The New York Times, April 30 |
10 genes, furiously evolving, The New York Times, May 4 |
W.H.O. gives virus a name that’s more scientific and less loaded, The New York Times, April 30 |
Southampton scientists race to deliver DNA swine flu test, News-Medical.Net, May 3 |
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Other News |
Researchers find gene for rare anemia; discover surprising function in haemoglobin process along the way, Medical News Today, May 6 |
First large-scale computer simulation of gene therapy, Medical News Today, May 1 |
New analysis evaluated impact of genetic variation on response to Prasugrel, PR Newswire, May 5 |
Genome-wide identification and characterization of cytochrome P450 ... 7th Space, May 1 |
Students learn how they got their parents' traits as part of DNA Day, The Star, May 4 |
Recycler protein helps prevent disease, Science Daily, May 1 |
Genetic study confirms the immune system’s role in narcolepsy, NIH News, May 3 |
Scientists complete biggest study ever of African genes, Medical News Today, May 1 |
Moving gene therapy forward with mobile DNA, EurekAlert, May 3 |
Genome Research publishes special issue: Genomics and Darwinism, EurekAlert, April 30 |
Collecting sets of genes, Genome Web, May 1 [by free subscription only] |
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The relation of ADHD and violent aggression: What can we learn from epidemiological and genetic studies?
Retz W & Rosler M
Int J Law Psychiatry 2009 May
Mitochondrial DNA Mutations and Ageing
Greaves LC & Turnbull DM
Biochim Biophys Acta 2009 Apr
Multilocus Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Gene-Disease Associations
Newcombe PJ, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2009 Apr
Genotype-based therapeutic approach for colorectal cancer: state of the art and future perspectives
Fogli S & Caraglia M
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2009 May;10(7):1095-108
Recall of and Reactions to a Surgeon Referral Letter for BRCA Genetic Counseling Among High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Vadaparampil ST, et al.
Ann Surg Oncol 2009 Apr
Strategies and issues in the detection of pathway enrichment in genome-wide association studies
Hong MG, et al.
Hum Genet 2009 May
Unraveling a Multifactorial Late-Onset Disease: From Genetic Susceptibility to Disease Mechanisms for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Swaroop A, et al.
Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet 2009 Apr
The Pakistan Risk of Myocardial Infarction Study: a resource for the study of genetic, lifestyle and other determinants of myocardial infarction in South Asia
Saleheen D, et al.
Eur J Epidemiol 2009 Apr
Vitamin D Gene Pathway Polymorphisms and Risk of Colorectal, Breast, and Prostate Cancer
McCullough ML, et al.
Annu Rev Nutr 2009 Apr
Unfavourable risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus are already apparent more than a decade before onset in a population-based study of older persons: from the Age, Gene/Environment Susceptibility-Reykjavik Study (AGES-Reykjavik)
Olafsdottir E, et al.
Eur J Epidemiol 2009 May
Childhood predictive genetic testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Evans DG, et al.
Fam Cancer 2009 Apr
Identification of Patients at High Risk of Psychological Distress after BRCA1 Genetic Testing
Ertmanski S, et al.
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2009 Apr
Issues concerning feedback about genetic testing and risk of depression
Wilhelm K, et al.
Br J Psychiatry 2009 May;194(5):404-10
Psychological and Behavioral Responses to Genetic Test Results Indicating Increased Risk of Obesity: Does the Causal Pathway from Gene to Obesity Matter?
Sanderson SC, et al.
Public Health Genomics 2009 May
Genetic screening of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy--a new diagnostic strategy for risk stratification?
Hudecova K, et al.
Bratisl Lek Listy 2009;110(2):85-92
Identification of CELSR1 as a susceptibility gene for ischemic stroke in Japanese individuals by a genome-wide association study
Yamada Y, et al.
Atherosclerosis 2009 Apr
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