06/04/2021
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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Symptomatic Acute Myocarditis in Seven Adolescents Following Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccination
M Marshall, Pediatrics, June 2021
UK reports 6,238 daily Covid cases amid fears over Delta variant infectiousness
S Marsh, The Guardian, June 4, 2021
A single dose of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BNT162b2 elicits Fc-mediated antibody effector functions and T-cell responses
A Tauzin et al, Cell Host and Microbe, June 4, 2021
‘The perfect storm’: lax social distancing fuelled a coronavirus variant’s Brazilian surge
E Callaway, Nature, June 3, 2021
A global analysis of the impact of COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions on crime
AE Nivette et al, Nature Human Behavior, June 3, 2021
Patient-specific COVID-19 resource utilization prediction using fusion AI model
A Tariq et al, NPJ Digital Medicine, June 3, 2021
Pan-ancestry exome-wide association analyses of COVID-19 outcomes in 586,157 individuals
JA Kosmicki et al, AJHG, June 2, 2021
Vaccine effectiveness of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine against RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections, hospitalisations and mortality in prioritised risk groups
HD Emborg et al, MEDRXIV, June 2, 2021
Genomic characterization and Epidemiology of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant in Delhi, India
MS Dhar et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2021
A Comparison of Four Commercially Available RNA Extraction Kits for Wastewater Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in a College Population
M O'Brian et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2021
Prevention and Attenuation of COVID-19 by BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines
MG Thompson et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2021
Variant-of-concern-attributable health and health system-related outcomes: a population-level propensity-score matched cohort study
A Erman et al, MEDRXIV, June 3, 2021
Determining the potential clinical value of panel-based pharmacogenetic testing in patients with chronic pain or gastroesophageal reflux disease
AL Elchynsky et al, The PGx journal, June 3, 2021
Phenotypic signatures in clinical data enable systematic identification of patients for genetic testing
TJ Morley et al, Nature Medicine, June 3, 2021
Social determinants of atrial fibrillation
UR Essien et al, Nat Rev Cardio, June 2, 2021
Familial hypercholesterolemia related admission for acute coronary syndrome in the United States: Incidence, predictors, and outcomes.
Kheiri Babikir et al. Journal of clinical lipidology 2021
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