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01/23/2020

Hot Topics of the Day are picked by experts to capture the latest information and publications on public health genomics and precision health for various diseases and health topics. Sources include published scientific literature, reviews, blogs and popular press articles.

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Multitrait analysis of glaucoma identifies new risk loci and enables polygenic prediction of disease susceptibility and progression.
Craig Jamie E et al. Nature genetics 2020 Jan

Glaucoma, characterized by progressive optic nerve degeneration, can be prevented through timely diagnosis and treatment. We characterize optic nerve photographs of 67,040 UK Biobank participants and use a multitrait genetic model to identify risk loci for glaucoma. A glaucoma polygenic risk score enables effective risk stratification in unselected glaucoma cases.

Primary Immunodeficiencies Worldwide
Frontiers collection of articles, 2020

Over 400 genetic diseases are defined and characterized by recurrent or chronic infections, autoimmunity, allergy, inflammation, or cancer. The overall incidence of PID is around 1:10,000 and the majority presents early in childhood. Over the past decades, there has been an enormous increase in understanding of disease and patient awareness worldwide.

STRIDES initiative
NIH Office of Data Science, 2020 Brand

The NIH Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability (STRIDES) Initiative allows NIH to explore the use of cloud environments to streamline NIH data use by partnering with commercial providers.

My genes are stacked against me; it's made me a fighter
A Leippi, CBC News, January 22, 2020

Lynch Syndrome gives the carrier a genetic predisposition to several cancers. Knowing what is in my family history has given me two options: either cause me to live in fear or push me to educate myself on what I can do to give me the best chance to live a long life. I personally have chosen option two and used it as a way to help others succeed in their lives.


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