NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute solicits applications from academic institutions, community-based organizations, and other organizations for the 2009 Community Genetics Forum, a community engagement project that encourages and supports genetics education and public participation. Deadline for letter of intent: April 27, 2009. Deadline for proposals: May 25, 2009.
	New article, The need for genetic variant naming standards in published abstracts of human genetic association studies, published in the April 14, 2009 issue of BMC Research Notes on a new component of the HuGE Navigator,   the Variant Name Mapper. Authors: Yu W, Ned R, Wulf A, Liu T, Khoury MJ and Gwinn M.
	The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeks public comment on proposed regulations implementing Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA). Deadline: May 1, 2009. Read the press release.
	The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS) requests public comment on draft report on gene patents and licensing practices and their impact on patient access to genetic tests. Deadline: May 15, 2009. Read more.

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A novel haplotype-sharing approach for genome-wide case-control association studies implicates the calpastatin gene in Parkinson's disease Allen AS & Satten GA Genet Epidemiol 2009 Apr

Risk Perception Among Women at Risk for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Pilarski R
J Genet Couns 2009 Apr

The Genetics of Bipolar Disorder
Barnett JH & Smoller JW
Neuroscience 2009 Apr

Recent progress in rheumatoid arthritis genetics: one step towards improved patient care
Plenge RM
Curr Opin Rheumatol 2009 Apr

Creating a genetic risk score for coronary artery disease
Dandona S & Roberts R
Curr Atheroscler Rep 2009 May;11(3):175-81

Gene-environment interaction tests for dichotomous traits in trios and sibships
Hoffmann TJ, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2009 Apr

Viability of in-house datamarting approaches for population genetics analysis of  SNP genotypes
Amigo J, et al.
BMC Bioinformatics 2009;10 Suppl 3:S5

Genetics of stroke
Fornage M
Curr Atheroscler Rep 2009 May;11(3):167-74

The Inherited Genetic Component of Sporadic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Milne RL, et al.
Pancreatology 2009 Apr;9(3):206-14

Susceptibility genes & modifiers for cardiac arrhythmias
Schulze-Bahr E
Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2008 Oct-2008 Nov;98(2-3):289-300

On testing for genetic association in case-control studies when population allele frequencies are known
Antonyuk A & Holmes C
Genet Epidemiol 2009 Apr

 

Lung Cancer Genetics: A Family Affair?
Christiani DC
Clin Cancer Res 2009 Apr

Family history of suicide and personality
Sarchiapone M, et al.
Arch Suicide Res 2009;13(2):178-84

Familial risks in nervous-system tumours: a histology-specific analysis from Sweden and Norway
Hemminki K, et al.
Lancet Oncol 2009 Apr

Genetic testing for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC)
Hegde MR & Roa BB
Curr Protoc Hum Genet 2009 Apr;Chapter 10:Unit 10.12

Successful translation of pharmacogenetics into the clinic: the abacavir example
Phillips E & Mallal S
Mol Diagn Ther 2009;13(1):1-9

Clinical Predictors for Germline Mutations in Head and Neck Paraganglioma Patients: Cost Reduction Strategy in Genetic Diagnostic Process as Fall-Out
Neumann HP, et al.
Cancer Res 2009 Apr

Clinical utility of the ABCR400 microarray: basing a genetic service on a commercial gene chip
Roberts LJ, et al.
Arch Ophthalmol 2009 Apr;127(4):549-54

Development of Genomic Reference Materials for Cystic Fibrosis Genetic Testing
Pratt VM, et al.
J Mol Diagn 2009 Apr

A Decade of Genetic Counseling in Frontotemporal Dementia Affected Families: Few  Counseling Requests and much Familial Opposition to Testing
Riedijk SR, et al.
J Genet Couns 2009 Apr

 

Acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 6 is associated with premature ovarian failure
Kang H, et al.
Fertil Steril 2009 Apr;91(4 Suppl):1339-43

A genome-wide association study identifies a novel locus on chromosome 18q12.2 influencing white cell telomere length
Mangino M, et al.
J Med Genet 2009 Apr

Identification of Genetic Markers Associated With High-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol by Genome-Wide Screening in a Japanese Population
Hiura Y, et al.
Circ J 2009 Apr

 

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