Published on 05/01/2015
Human Genomics across the Lifespan
Birth Defects and Child Health
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Evaluating a counseling strategy for diagnostic WES in pediatric neurology; an exploration of parents' information and communication needs.
Krabbenborg Lotte et al. Clin. Genet. 2015 Apr 28. -
Autism in our DNA? Slew of studies points to genetics as main driver, but there is no "autism gene",
by Ben Locwin & Jon Entine, Genetic Literacy Project, Apr 27
Cancer
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Cancer Risk in Relatives of Testicular Cancer Patients by Histology Type and Age at Diagnosis: A Joint Study from Five Nordic Countries.
Kharazmi Elham et al. Eur. Urol. 2015 Jan 7. -
Breast cancer prevention in the era of precision medicine.
Narod Steven A et al. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2015 May 107(5) -
Oncologists push beyond new lung cancer genomic testing guidelines.
Garber Ken et al. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 2015 Feb 107(2) -
A model-based assessment of the cost-utility of strategies to identify Lynch syndrome in early-onset colorectal cancer patients.
Snowsill Tristan et al. BMC Cancer 2015 Apr 25. 15(1) 313 -
Guidelines on genetic evaluation and management of Lynch syndrome: a consensus statement by the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer.
Giardiello Francis M et al. Gastrointest. Endosc. 2014 Aug 80(2) 197-220 -
Effect of Oophorectomy on Survival After Breast Cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers.
Metcalfe Kelly, et al. JAMA oncology 2015 6 0. (3) 306-13 -
Update on Emerging Genetic Tests Currently Available for Clinical Use in Common Cancers
et al. Rockville (MD):Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US) 2013 Jul 19. -
Colorectal cancer: What you should know,
FDA, Apr 21 -
Does rapid genetic counseling and testing in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients cause additional psychosocial distress? results from a randomized clinical trial.
Wevers Marijke R et al. Genet. Med. 2015 Apr 23. -
Breast cancer screening draft recommendations,
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force
Chronic Disease
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Limitations of Current AHA Guidelines and Proposal of New Guidelines for the Preparticipation Examination of Athletes.
Dunn Tim P et al. Clin J Sport Med 2015 Apr 24. -
The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Workgroup: Posttraumatic stress disorder enters the age of large-scale genomic collaboration.
Logue Mark W et al. Neuropsychopharmacology 2015 Apr 23.
Practice
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Why the Shift? Taking a Closer Look at the Growing Interest in Niche Markets and Personalized Medicine.
Gibson Shannon et al. World Med Health Policy 2015 Mar 7(1) 3-27 -
Evaluation of a cartoon-based knowledge dissemination intervention on scientific and ethical challenges raised by nutrigenomics/nutrigenetics research.
Lafrenière Darquise et al. Eval Program Plann 2014 Oct 46103-14 -
'An absurd medical test',
Genome Web, Apr 28 [by free subscription only] -
Panelists offer pros and cons of 'genomic revolution',
Cornell Chronicle, Apr 27
Newborn Screening
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Five years of experience with biochemical cystic fibrosis newborn screening based on IRT/PAP in Germany.
Sommerburg Olaf et al. Pediatr. Pulmonol. 2015 Apr 23. -
Sickle cell disease: time for a targeted neonatal screening programme.
Gibbons C et al. Ir Med J 2015 Feb 108(2) 43-5
Pharmacogenomics
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Interleukin 28B polymorphisms as predictors of sustained virological response in chronic hepatitis C: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cariani E et al. Pharmacogenomics J. 2015 Apr 28.
Reproductive Health
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Screening Performance and Costs of Different Strategies in Prenatal Screening for Trisomy 21.
Kagan K O et al. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2015 Mar 75(3) 244-250 -
Row over human embryo gene editing,
by Smitha Mundasad, BBC News, Apr 24
News/ Reviews/Comments
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Is precision medicine the route to a healthy world?
Coote John H, et al. Lancet (London, England) 2015 4 0. (9978) 1617 -
Research funding. Big names or big ideas: do peer-review panels select the best science proposals?
Li Danielle, et al. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2015 4 0. (6233) 434-8 -
Why whole-genome testing hurts more than it helps,
by H. Gilbert Welch and Wylie Burke, LA Times, Apr 27 -
The rise of the microbiome: Challenges and opportunities,
by Jonathan Eisen, Slideshare, Apr 24 -
Precision medicine revolution hits cost and tech barriers,
by Meredith Knight, Genetic Literacy Project, Apr 20 -
Consumer DNA firms get serious about drug development,
by Erika Check Hayden, Nature News, Apr 28 -
Exploring why some people get fitter than others,
by Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times, Apr 29 -
Scanxiety with Lynch syndrome,
Cure Today, Apr 28 -
American medical education at a crossroads.
Feldman Arthur M, et al. Science translational medicine 2015 4 0. (285) 285fs17 -
Gene therapy moves towards the mainstream,
Genomics Education Programme, Apr 27