NIH's National Cancer Institute solicits proposals from researchers for projects on comparative effectiveness research in genomic and personalized medicine. Deadline for proposals: May 27, 2009. Access the funding announcement. (46.03 KB) Read about public health genomics priorities.
	National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) makes a call for abstracts for its 12th Annual meeting, Genetics Education for Health Professional: What Are the Key Messages? How Do We Deliver Them? to be held September 23 – 24, 2009 in Bethesda, Maryland. Deadline: June 30, 2009. For more information, contact Dolores Astroth (dastroth@nchpeg.org).

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New insights into the aetiology of colorectal cancer from genome-wide association studies Tenesa A & Dunlop MG Nat Rev Genet 2009 May

The association between mutations in the lysosomal protein glucocerebrosidase and parkinsonism
Depaolo J, et al.
Mov Disord 2009 May

Genetically based impairment in CYP2C8- and CYP2C9-dependent NSAID metabolism as  a risk factor for gastrointestinal bleeding: Is a combination of pharmacogenomics and metabolomics required to improve personalized medicine?
Agundez JA, et al.
Expert Opin Drug Metab Toxicol 2009 May

Fcgamma receptors: structure, function and role as genetic risk factors in SLE
Li X, et al.
Genes Immun 2009 May

Genetic and environmental pathways to complex diseases
Gohlke JM, et al.
BMC Syst Biol 2009 May;3(1):46

Pharmacogenetics in chemotherapy of colorectal cancer
Henriette Tanja L, et al.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):257-73

Hereditary pancreatic cancer: a clinical perspective
Greer JB, et al.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):159-70

Hereditary gastric cancer
Oliveira C, et al.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):147-57

Introduction to molecular and clinical genetics of colorectal cancer syndromes
Tops CM, et al.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):127-46

The genetics of Parkinson's syndromes: a critical review
Hardy J, et al.
Curr Opin Genet Dev 2009 May

Shrinkage estimation for robust and efficient screening of single-SNP association from case-control genome-wide association studies
Luo S, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2009 May

Case-only genome-wide interaction study of disease risk, prognosis and treatment
Pierce BL & Ahsan H
Genet Epidemiol 2009 May

Avoiding the high Bonferroni penalty in genome-wide association studies
Gao X, et al.
Genet Epidemiol 2009 May

Genome-wide association studies: Detecting gene-gene interactions that underlie human diseases
Cordell HJ
Nat Rev Genet 2009 May

Genomics and the efficacy of aspirin in the treatment of cerebrovascular disease
Cavallari LH & Momary KM
Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 2009 Jun;11(3):191-200

A Robust Genome-Wide Scan Statistic of the Wellcome Trust Case-Control Consortium
Joo J, et al.
Biometrics 2009 May

A Robust Test for Two-Stage Design in Genome-Wide Association Studies
Kwak M, et al.
Biometrics 2009 May

Relationship between a family history of malignancy and the incidence of laryngeal carcinoma in the Liaoning province of China
Li XY, et al.
Clin Otolaryngol 2009 Apr;34(2):127-31

Familial Recurrence of Midline Birth Defects--A Nationwide Danish Cohort Study
Oyen N, et al.
Am J Epidemiol 2009 May

Family cancer history affecting risk of colorectal cancer in a prospective cohort of Chinese women
Murphy G, et al.
Cancer Causes Control 2009 May

Genetic testing in gastroenterology: Lynch syndrome
Grover S & Syngal S
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):185-96

Genetic testing in other GI diseases
Hodgson S & Ioannides AS
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):245-56

Genetic counselling and genetic testing in hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes
Raymond VM & Everett JN
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2009;23(2):275-83

Genome-wide association study and meta-analysis find that over 40 loci affect risk of type 1 diabetes
Barrett JC, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 May

Genome-wide Association Analysis Identifies PDE4D as an Asthma-Susceptibility Gene
Himes BE, et al.
Am J Hum Genet 2009 May

Genome-wide association study of blood pressure and hypertension
Levy D, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 May

Multiple loci associated with indices of renal function and chronic kidney disease
Kottgen A, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 May

Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure
Newton-Cheh C, et al.
Nat Genet 2009 May

A genome-wide association scan for acute insulin response to glucose in Hispanic-Americans: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study (IRAS FS)
Rich SS, et al.
Diabetologia 2009 May

Genome-wide association and meta-analysis of bipolar disorder in individuals of European ancestry
Scott LJ, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009 May;106(18):7501-6

Genome-wide association study of young-onset hypertension in the Han Chinese population of Taiwan
Yang HC, et al.
PLoS ONE 2009;4(5):e5459

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