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 Thursday, August 16, 2007 Volume 19   Number 7
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Population genetic changes are too slow to be blamed for the rapid rise in obesity in the United States and many other countries; however,genes do play a role in the development of obesity.
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CDC sponsored material

New web design of CDC’s National Office of Public Health Genomics home page
   
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 New August issue of PHG Foundation's monthly newsletter, featuring genomics and policy news non-gov warning icon
   
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NHGRI solicits applications from academic institutions, community-based organizations, and other organizations for the 2008 Community Genetics Forum, a community engagement project that encourages and supports genetics education and public participation.
   


Genomics In The News

  • The following are headlines from on-line news articles published during the past week.
  • The headlines and lead sentence are exactly as they appear in the popular press & do not necessarily reflect the opinions or recommendations of CDC.
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Cancer

Quebec women with breast cancer genes less likely to take preventive steps, non-gov warning icon (last accessed 2/2008) CBS News, August 14

Promising new line in anti-cancer therapy, non-gov warning icon News-Medical.Net, August 12

Diverse genetic abnormalities lead to NF-κB activation in multiple myeloma, non-gov warning icon EurekAlert, August 13

Protein plays an important role in increased skin pigmentation that can help protect against harmful UV exposure, non-gov warning icon NIH News, August 13

 Almac diagnostics announces pioneering genetic research on ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) using breast cancer DSA research tool, non-gov warning icon Medical News Today, August 10
ESF EURYI award winner aims to stop cancer cells reading their own DNA, non-gov warning icon EurekAlert, August 9

Diabetes

 Genetic Testing

Gene treats diabetes but hurts liver, non-gov warning icon Science Daily, August 11

More women undergo genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer, non-gov warning icon (last accessed 2/2008) WHEC TV, August 14

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Mental Illness

Spanish study links depression and genetic, environmental factors, non-gov warning icon Medical News Today, August 10

Genetic variation helps to understand predisposition to schizophrenia, non-gov warning icon Science Daily, August 9

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Other News

Omicia, Inc. and Johns Hopkins University receive NIH grant for collaboration to identify genetic causes of cardiovascular disease, non-gov warning icon Medical News Today, August 16

Gene therapy trial halted while woman's death investigated, Medical News Today, non-gov warning icon August 13
Study: Autism linked to genetic mutations, mother's age, non-gov warning icon Dallas News, August 15 Children’s Hospital partakes in trial investigating genetic disorder, non-gov warning icon NWAnews.com, August 12
Foundation's new equipment will speed up genetic research, non-gov warning icon MySA.com, August 14

Alcohol, tobacco and genetics, non-gov warning icon Medical News Today, August 11

GeneNews secures $2 million for development of prostate biomarkers, non-gov warning icon News-Medical.Net,
August 13

deCODE discovers cause of major subtype of glaucoma, non-gov warning icon EurekAlert, August 9
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Genomics in Scientific Literature
Featured Item

Drinking from the fire hose--statistical issues in genomewide association studies
Hunter DJ & Kraft P
N Engl J Med 2007 Aug;357(5):436-9
 General Articles

Entropy-based joint analysis for two-stage genome-wide association studies
Kang G & Zuo Y
J Hum Genet 2007 Aug

Osteoporosis: the role of genetics and the environment
Ongphiphadhanakul B
Forum Nutr 2007;60:158-67

The genetics of lipoprotein metabolism and heart disease
Tai ES
Forum Nutr 2007;60:110-7

Nutrition and genome health
Fenech M
Forum Nutr 2007;60:49-65

Genetics of hypercalciuric stone forming diseases
Devuyst O & Pirson Y
Kidney Int 2007 Aug

Nutrition in the 'omics' era
Milner JA
Forum Nutr 2007;60:1-24

 

 Genetic Testing

Who should be sent for genetic testing in hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes?
Lynch HT, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2007 Aug;25(23): 3534-42
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 Family History

Risk of bladder cancer associated with family history of cancer: do low-penetrance polymorphisms account for the increase in risk?
Murta-Nascimento C, et al.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007 Aug;16(8):1595-600
 
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HuGE Published Literature [ back to top ]

Articles that report on population prevalence of genotypes, gene-disease associations, gene-environment and gene-gene interactions and evaluation of genetic tests. For more information on HuGE, please visit the HuGENet™ home page

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Page last reviewed: August 16, 2007 (archived document)
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Public Health Genomics