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Cancer
Genetic changes outside nuclear DNA suspected to trigger more than... Medical News Today, March 25	Docs look to gene-guided prostate cancer cure, MSNBC, March 23
Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in New Mexico cervical cancers, EurekAlert, March 24	The prevalence of BRCA mutations among young women with triple-negative breast cancer, 7th Space Interactive, March 19
NYU study finds new risk factor for melanoma in younger women, EurekAlert, March 24

Planning the Human Variome Project: The Spain report Kaput J, et al. Hum Mutat 2009 Jan;30(4):496-510

Genes associated with idiopathic epilepsies: a current overview
Lu Y & Wang X
Neurol Res 2009 Mar;31(2):135-43

Parkinson's disease: from monogenic forms to genetic susceptibility factors
Lesage S & Brice A
Hum Mol Genet 2009 Apr;18(R1):R48-59

The genetics of chronic inflammatory diseases
Heap GA & van Heel DA
Hum Mol Genet 2009 Apr;18(R1):R101-6

Agreement among type 2 diabetes linkage studies but a poor correlation with results from genome-wide association studies
Lillioja S & Wilton A
Diabetologia 2009 Mar

Coexistent True Aortic Aneurysm as a Cause of Acute Aortic Dissection
Tamori Y, et al.
Circ J 2009 Mar

MicroRNAs and genomic variations: from Proteus tricks to Prometheus gift
Fabbri M, et al.
Carcinogenesis 2009 Mar

Pharmacogenetics: from discovery to patient care
Shin J, et al.
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2009 Apr;66(7):625-37

Decision-Making About Inherited Cancer Risk: Exploring Dimensions of Genetic Responsibility
Etchegary H, et al.
J Genet Couns 2009 Mar

Sharing data between LSDBs and central repositories
den Dunnen JT, et al.
Hum Mutat 2009 Jan;30(4):493-5

Recent advances in the genetics of autoimmune disease
Gregersen PK & Olsson LM
Annu Rev Immunol 2009;27:363-91

A consultation with genetic information about obesity decreases self-blame about  eating and leads to realistic weight loss goals in obese individuals
Conradt M, et al.
J Psychosom Res 2009 Apr;66(4):287-95

The genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome: what are the common factors?
Grados MA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2009 Apr;11(2):162-6

The genetics of reading disability
Petryshen TL & Pauls DL
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2009 Apr;11(2):149-55

Advances in genetic studies of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Smith AK, et al.
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2009 Apr;11(2):143-8

Genetics and genomic medicine
Bogaard K & Johnson M
Radiol Technol 2009 Mar-2009 Apr;80(4):318-35; quiz 336-9

Molecular genetics of atherosclerosis
Roy H, et al.
Hum Genet 2009 Mar

 

Endometriosis related to family history of malignancies in the Yale series
Matalliotakis IM, et al.
Surg Oncol 2009 Mar

No evidence of familial correlation in breast cancer metastasis
Whittemore AS, et al.
Breast Cancer Res Treat 2009 Mar

Perceived Intrafamily Melanoma Risk Communication
Loescher LJ, et al.
Cancer Nurs 2009 Mar

Family history of affective illness in Schizophrenia patients: Symptoms and cognition
Anglin D, et al.
Schizophr Res 2009 Mar

Screening for gestational diabetes: usefulness of clinical risk factors
Shirazian N, et al.
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2009 Mar

 

Identification and management of women at high risk for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer syndrome
Ozanne EM, et al.
Breast J 2009 Mar-2009 Apr;15(2):155-62

Newborn screening for krabbe disease: the new york state model
Duffner PK, et al.
Pediatr Neurol 2009 Apr;40(4):245-52

Genetic Testing Before Anticoagulation? A Systematic Review of Pharmacogenetic Dosing of Warfarin
Kangelaris KN, et al.
J Gen Intern Med 2009 Mar

A genome-wide association study of pulmonary function measures in the framingham  heart study
Wilk JB, et al.
PLoS Genet 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000429

Genome-wide Association Study of Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Folate, and Homocysteine Blood Concentrations
Tanaka T, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2009 Mar

A Genome-Wide Association Study Confirms VKORC1, CYP2C9, and CYP4F2 as Principal  Genetic Determinants of Warfarin Dose
Takeuchi F, et al.
PLoS Genet 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000433

A Genome-Wide Association Study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD):  Identification of Two Major Susceptibility Loci
Pillai SG, et al.
PLoS Genet 2009 Mar;5(3):e1000421

A genome-wide association study to identify novel loci associated with therapy-related myeloid leukemia susceptibility
Knight JA, et al.
Blood 2009 Mar

Genome-wide scan identifies CDH13 as a novel susceptibility locus contributing to blood pressure determination in two European populations
Org E, et al.
Hum Mol Genet 2009 Mar

 

Common variants at ten loci influence QT interval duration in the QTGEN Study
Newton-Cheh, C, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 Mar

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