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.
	University of Washington Center for Genomics and Public Health hosts the 2009 Summer Institute in Public Health Genomics: Translating Genomics into Policy and Practice,   June 22- 26, 2009 in Seattle Washington. Early bird registration deadline: May 18, 2009.

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Cancer
New protein important in breast cancer gene's role in DNA repair identified by Penn researchers, Medical News Today, March 19	Genetic abnormality may increase risk of blood disorders, EurekAlert, March 15
Genetic variants and family history predict prostate cancer similar to prostate-specific antigen, Medical News Today, March 16	Genetic differences help protect against cervical cancer, Medical News Today, March 13

STrengthening the REporting of Genetic Association Studies (STREGA)-an extension  of the STROBE statement Little J, et al. Genet Epidemiol 2009 Mar

CYP3A5 and ABCB1 genes and hypertension
Bochud M, et al.
Pharmacogenomics 2009 Mar;10(3):477-87

Update on the pharmacogenetics of the vitamin D receptor and osteoporosis
Gennari L, et al.
Pharmacogenomics 2009 Mar;10(3):417-33

Thrombophilia: 2009 update
Foy P & Moll S
Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2009 Apr;11(2):114-28

Breast cancer as a mitochondrial disorder (Review)
Plak K, et al.
Oncol Rep 2009 Apr;21(4):845-51

Epilepsy genetics: clinical beginnings and social consequences
Johnston JA, et al.
QJM 2009 Mar

Using biological networks to search for interacting loci in genome-wide association studies
Emily M, et al.
Eur J Hum Genet 2009 Mar

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Szigeti K & Lupski JR
Eur J Hum Genet 2009 Mar

Genome-wide association study for type 2 diabetes: clinical applications
Lyssenko V & Groop L
Curr Opin Lipidol 2009 Apr;20(2):87-91

Genetic Aspects of Alzheimer Disease
Williamson J, et al.
Neurologist 2009 Mar;15(2):80-6

Interventions to improve patient education regarding multifactorial genetic conditions: A systematic review
Meilleur KG & Littleton-Kearney MT
Am J Med Genet A 2009 Mar

A Systematic Review of the Impact of Genetic Counseling on Risk Perception Accuracy
Smerecnik CM, et al.
J Genet Couns 2009 Mar

Risk Assessment and Communication Tools for Genotype Associations with Multifactorial Phenotypes: The Concept of "Edge Effect" and Cultivating an Ethical Bridge between Omics Innovations and Society
Ozdemir V, et al.
OMICS 2009 Feb;13(1):43-61

MicroRNA polymorphisms: the future of pharmacogenomics, molecular epidemiology and individualized medicine
Mishra PJ & Bertino JR
Pharmacogenomics 2009 Mar;10(3):399-416

AsktheGeneticistSM: five years of online experience
Tesla C, et al.
Genet Med 2009 Mar

Genetic Risk Communication: Experiences of Adolescent Girls and Young Women from  Families with Fragile X Syndrome
McConkie-Rosell A, et al.
J Genet Couns 2009 Mar

Pathogenic mutations of nuclear genes associated with mitochondrial disorders
Zhu X, et al.
Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2009 Mar;41(3):179-87

 

Evaluation of a surveillance programme for women with a family history of breast  cancer
Reis MM, et al.
J Med Genet 2009 Mar

Family history of diabetes: exploring perceptions of people at risk in the Netherlands
Pijl M, et al.
Prev Chronic Dis 2009 Apr;6(2):A54

 

Fragile X screening: Attitudes of genetic health professionals
Acharya K & Ross LF
Am J Med Genet A 2009 Mar

Common susceptibility allele are unlikely to contribute as strongly as the FV and ABO loci to VTE risk: results from a GWAS approach
Tregouet DA, et al.
Blood 2009 Mar

Genome-wide association analyses identify SPOCK as a key novel gene underlying age at menarche
Liu YZ, et al.
PLoS Genet 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000420

Genome Wide Association Study of Determinants of Anti-cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Titer in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cui J, et al.
Mol Med 2009 Mar

 

Meta-analysis of association of ACE2 G8790A polymorphism with Chinese Han essential hypertension
Zhou JB & Yang JK
J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2009 Mar;10(1):31-4

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