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10/20/2019

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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Preconception carrier screening yield: effect of variants of unknown significance in partners of carriers with clinically significant variants.
Fridman Hila et al. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics 2019 Oct

Expanded preconception carrier screening (ECS) identifies at-risk couples (ARCs) for multiple diseases. ECS reports currently include only pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (P/LPVs). Variants of unknown significance (VUS) are not reported. The study examined the impact of VUS on ECS yield in an Ashkenazi Jewish cohort.

Blending Insights from Implementation Science and the Social Sciences to Mitigate Inequities in Screening for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
L Senier et al, MDPI, JPM, October 2019

Genomic screening to identify people at high risk for hereditary conditions has potential to improve population health. If not equitably accessible, genomic screening will exacerbate health inequities or give rise to new ones. We propose a conceptual framework that merges insights from implementation science and sociological research on health inequities

BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing Recommendations Still Leave Issues Unresolved
U Penn Medicine, 2019

Leaders in BRCA research say screening recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force are a positive step forward, but testing of individuals with the highest risk must improve. “We should think of genetic testing like the internet. It’s a tool, full of information, but there’s nuance in making sense of that information."


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