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02/02/2020

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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Gut Microbiome Link to Increased CRC in Younger Adults?
R Nelson, Medscape, January 27, 2020

Colorectal cancer (CRC) has increased dramatically in adults younger than 50 years of age in many high-income countries, and there has been speculation as to why. Now, a small study points to differences in the gut microbiome between younger and older CRC patients.

China coronavirus: how many papers have been published?
Nature news, January 30, 2020

More than 50 research papers have been published on the new Chinese coronavirus in the past 20 days, as scientists rush to understand the pathogen and how it spreads.

Contributions of the UK biobank high impact papers in the era of precision medicine.
Glynn Peter et al. European journal of epidemiology 2020 Jan

In this assessment of the first 7 years of the UK Biobank and first 4 years of genetic data availability, the majority of high impact UK Biobank studies either replicated known associations or generated novel associations without clinically relevant improvements in risk prediction, screening, or treatment.

SickleInAfrica.
Makani Julie et al. The Lancet. Haematology 2020 Feb (2) e98-e99

SickleinAfrica is a consortium set up to shape health policy in countriesthat bear the greatest burden of sickle cell disease worldwide. The countries selectedare characterised by high sickle cell disease prevalence, mortality and morbidity,and suboptimal use of interventions.


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