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12/18/2019

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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The metabolome: A key measure for exposome research in epidemiology.
Walker Douglas I et al. Current epidemiology reports 2019 693-103

Customized multigene panels in epilepsy: the best things come in small packages.
Pellacani Simona et al. Neurogenetics 2019 Dec

A panel containing 64 genes, which includes the 45 genes harboring a significant number of pathogenic variants identified in previous literature, the 32 clinically actionable genes, and the 21 ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) recommended genes, may represent an "ideal" core set likely able to provide the highest diagnostic efficiency

Variation of ApoL1 Testing Practices for Living Kidney Donors.
McIntosh Tristan et al. Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) 2019 Dec 1526924819892917

Unaddressed differences in the priorities of transplant centers and black living donors may stigmatize black donors and undermine trust in the health-care and organ donation systems. Variation in transplant center testing practices points to the critical need for further research and community engagement to inform the development of guidelines for ApoL1 testing

International Differences in Outpatient Pain Management: A Survey of Sickle Cell Disease.
El-Amin Nadirah et al. Journal of clinical medicine 2019 Dec 8(12)

US providers were more likely to prescribe opioids ( p < 0.001) and were more likely to be "very comfortable" prescribing opioids than non-US prescribers ( p < 0.001). US providers also tended to prescribe more tablets per patient of stronger opioids than non-US physicians

Designing and Evaluating a Digital Family Health History Tool for Spanish Speakers.
Cerda Diez Maria et al. International journal of environmental research and public health 2019 Dec 16(24)

Spanish VICKY may be useful as a tool to collect family health history and was viewed as acceptable and usable. The study results shed light on some cultural differences that may influence interactions with family history tools and inform future research aimed at designing and testing culturally and linguistically diverse digital systems.

Is prophylactic mastectomy justified in women without BRCA mutation?
Rutgers Emiel J T et al. Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2019 Nov 48 Suppl 1S62-S64


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