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03/05/2020

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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Responding to Covid-19 - A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic?
Gates Bill et al. The New England journal of medicine 2020 Feb

Gene sleuths are tracking the coronavirus outbreak as it happens
A Regalado, MIT Tech Review, March 4, 2020

In the unprecedented outbreak of a new coronavirus sweeping the world, the germ’s genetic material may ultimately tell the story not just of where it came from, but of how it spread and how efforts to contain it failed.By tracking mutations to the virus as it spreads, scientists are creating a family tree in nearly real time.

How Computer Modeling Of COVID-19's Spread Could Help Fight The Virus
WBUR, March 4, 2020

Scientists who use math and computers to simulate the course of epidemics are taking on the new coronavirus to try to predict how this global outbreak might evolve and how best to tackle it.

Heart Disease Family Health History, and Familial Hypercholesterolemia
CDC, March 2020 Brand

Having a family health history of heart disease makes you more likely to develop heart disease yourself. In some cases, having family members with heart disease at a young age (age 50 or younger) can be a sign of familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disease that causes high cholesterol. Take time to collect your family health history of heart disease.

What part does the gut play in Parkinson’s disease?
Nature Medicine, March 3, 2020

Some say Parkinson’s disease (PD) could start in the gut. Most agree that this organ could potentially offer avenues for the diagnosis, prevention and management of PD

Prediction Rule for Nonresponse to Clopidogrel: ABCD-GENE Score
ACC, March 3, 2020

The ABCD-GENE score, which encompasses a total of five variables: four clinical (age, body mass index, chronic kidney disease status, and diabetes mellitus) and one genetic (CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles) showed reasonable discrimination in identifying patients with HPR status and predicted adverse clinical outcomes, including mortality.

Another step forward in blood-based diagnostics for Alzheimer’s disease
RJ Bateman et al, Nature Medicine, March 4, 2020

Measurement of phosphorylated tau protein in blood plasma allows Alzheimer’s disease to be distinguished from other neurological diseases and may assist in disease detection during the prodromal stage. Developments in AD testing have led to precise molecular diagnosis of AD that can be implemented in clinical care and clinical trials.

Public Education about Genetics with Carla Easter, NHGRI
ASHG, March 4, 2020

In determining strategies for public engagement, important questions to consider include: What does the public needs to know, to give them what they need without being overwhelming? How much does the public need to know? What is the best way to deliver information?

In A 1st, Scientists Use Revolutionary Gene-Editing Tool To Edit Inside A Patient
R Stein, NPR, March 4, 2020

The groundbreaking procedure involved injecting the microscopic gene-editing tool into the eye of a patient blinded by a rare genetic disorder, in hopes of enabling the volunteer to see.


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