Genomics & Health Weekly Update
This weekly update provides information about the impact of human genomic research on disease prevention & population health. Learn more about the Genomics & Health Weekly Update.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 Volume 22 Number 22
Spotlight
GAPPNET: A New Genomics Translation Initiative
CDC’s Office of Public Health Genomics, NCI’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, and other stakeholders have launched the Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention Network (GAPPNet) to help accelerate and streamline effective and responsible use of validated and useful genomic knowledge and applications into clinical and public health practice. Visit the GAPPNet Web page. Access a new scientific article about GAPPNet (PDF 311 KB).
Announcements
- Next meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS) will be held June 11-12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Read more.
- New article, The association between family history of asthma and the prevalence of asthma among US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004, (PDF 661 KB) published in the May 2009 issue of Genetics in Medicine. Authors: Tiebin L, Valdez R, Yoon, PW, Crocker, D, Moonesinghe, R, and Khoury, MJ.
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. Free registration required for some articles.
Cancer
Genetic risk factor for testicular cancer discovered by Penn researchers, Medical News Today, June 1
Newly identified genes may help improve treatment for melanoma patients, Pitt study finds, Medical News Today, June 1
Gene test helps detect prostate cancer, MSN, May 31
Genomic Health Study shows breast cancers in men display very similar gene signatures to those in women, Medical News Today, May 30
Cancer cells need normal, non mutated genes to survive, Medical News Today, May 29
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI)
Patenting human genes thwarts research, scientists say, Yahoo News, June 3
Cancer patients want genetic testing to predict metastasis risk, Medical News Today, June 2
Our genetic code should be no big secret, The Times, May 30
Genetic Testing
A look inside your genetic roadmap can provide answers that you can't get elsewhere, wrdw.com, June 2
European genetics group offers draft of genetic testing oversight, Genome Web, June 2 [by free subscription only]
Genetic testing in minors: ESHG recommendations, PHG Foundation, June 2
Quest Diagnostics introduces first comprehensive laboratory test to analyze KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF gene mutations in reflex testing service, Medical News Today, June 2
Expert urges testing for genetic disorders, Cleveland Jewish News, May 29
First annual Consumer Genetics Conference to demystify direct-to-consumer genetic tests, ..., Business Wire, May 29
Influenza
Companies starting work on H1N1 vaccine: CDC, Reuters Health, May 29
Smoking & Tobacco
Genes and smoking play role in rheumatoid arthritis, EurekAlert, June 1
Gene affects pregnant women's smoking habits, Reuters Health, May 28
Other News
American Society of Gene Therapy names outstanding new investigators, Medical News Today, May 3
'Gene silencing' may improve treatment of a deadly complication of liver disease, Science Daily, June 3
New and expanded free tutorials on UCSC Genome Browser now available, PR Web, June 3
New genomic science center will study infectious diseases, Baltimore Sun, June 3
Workshop on genomics in cancer risk assessment, Venice, Italy, CORDIS News, June 3
454 technology applied to closing the gaps in the human genome, Medical News Today, June 2
'Missteps' can spell liver failure in children with genetic disease, Red Orbit, June 2
Research and markets: This comprehensive cardiovascular genetics and genomics report ..., Yahoo Finance, June 2
Stem cells without genetic defects heralded as breakthrough, The Times, June 1
IFAR contributes to study that finds genes that influence the start of menstruation, EurekAlert, May 29
Key discovery made in Hutterite genetic disorder, Canada.com, May 28
Study finds unexpected bacterial diversity on human skin, NIH News, May 28
Genomics in Scientific Literature
Topics in Scientific Literature
Featured Item
Are electronic health records ready for genomic medicine?
Scheuner MT, et al.
Genet Med 2009 May
A Classifier-based approach to identify genetic similarities between diseases
Schaub MA, et al.
Bioinformatics 2009 Jun;25(12):i21-9
Genetic polymorphisms in host response to meningococcal infection: The role of susceptibility and severity genes
Wright V, et al.
Vaccine 2009 May
Genetic aspects of allergic rhinitis
Davila I, et al.
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2009;19 Suppl 1:25-31
The impact of genetics on the classification of epilepsy syndromes
Zara F & Bianchi A
Epilepsia 2009 May;50 Suppl 5:11-4
Pharmacogenetics of smoking cessation therapy
Kortmann GL, et al.
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2009 May
Potential etiologic and functional implications of genome-wide association loci for human diseases and traits
Hindorff LA, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 May
LRRK2 gene variation and its contribution to Parkinson disease
Paisan-Ruiz C
Hum Mutat 2009 Apr
The Effect of BRCA Gene Testing on Family Relationships: A Thematic Analysis of Qualitative Interviews
Douglas HA, et al.
J Genet Couns 2009 May
The Novel "Genomic Pathway Approach" to Complex Diseases: A Reason for (Over-)Optimism?
Breitling LP, et al.
Epidemiology 2009 May
Warfarin pharmacogenomics
Cavallari LH & Limdi NA
Curr Opin Mol Ther 2009 Jun;11(3):243-51
Is there a specific mutation of p53 gene due to radon exposure? A systematic review
Ruano-Ravina A, et al.
Int J Radiat Biol 2009 May:1-8
Can Heterogeneity of Chronic Sickle-Cell Disease Pain Be Explained by Genomics? Literature Review
Adegbola MA
Biol Res Nurs 2009 Jun
Protocol for investigating genetic determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder in women from the Nurses' Health Study II
Koenen KC, et al.
BMC Psychiatry 2009 May;9(1):29
Using Cases and Parents to Study Multiplicative Gene-by-Environment Interaction
Kistner EO, et al.
Am J Epidemiol 2009 May
Apolipoprotein E: Implications for AD neurobiology, epidemiology and risk assessment
Schipper HM
Neurobiol Aging 2009 May
Improving drug safety by locating genetic markers for hypersensitivity reactions
Ronaldson KJ & McNeil JJ
Med J Aust 2009 Jun;190(11):641-3
Family History
Cancer diagnosis in first-degree relatives and non-small cell lung cancer risk: Results from a multi-centre case-control study in Europe
Cassidy A, et al.
Eur J Cancer 2009 May
Genetic Testing
Communicating familial hypercholesterolemia genetic information within families
Maxwell SJ, et al.
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2009 Jun;13(3):301-6
Testing the children: do non-genetic health-care providers differ in their decision to advise genetic presymptomatic testing on minors? A cross-sectional study in five countries in the European Union
Plass AM, et al.
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2009 Jun;13(3):367-76
Genome Wide
A genome-wide association study of testicular germ cell tumor
Rapley EA, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 May
Genome-wide association study of bipolar disorder in European American and African American individuals
Smith EN, et al.
Mol Psychiatry 2009 Jun
Genome-wide Study of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Azoospermia and Severe Oligozoospermia
Aston KI & Carrell DT
J Androl 2009 May
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