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Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 34  Number 14  April 9-16, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Cancer and the microbiota.
Garrett WS. Science. 2015 Apr 3;348(6230):80-6.

FDA okays first direct-to-consumer genetic test
Rita Rubin, MA JAMA. 2015;313(13):1306.

Key elements for nourishing the translational research environment
Volk HD, et al. Sci Transl Med 8 April 2015:

Breast cancer risk test devised in 77-gene analysis, by James Gallagher, BBC News, Apr 9

Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention, University Cambridge, Apr 9

Of microbes, molecules, and maps, by Francis Collins, NIH Director’s Blog, Apr 9

Would I have the genome of my baby sequenced? New Scientist, Apr 9

Core services: Reward bioinformaticians, by Jeffrey Chang, Nature News, Apr 8

Family battling Lynch Syndrome shares story of strength, King 5, Apr 6

Inheritance: How our genes change our lives - a review, Genome Alberta Blog, Apr 6

Studying Ebola survivors, by Amanda B. Keener, The Scientist, Apr 6

What are we talking about when we talk about population health? By David Kindig, Health Affairs Blog, Apr 6

Facing death as a teenager, Lens Blog, New York Times, Apr 5

New genetic test available in Canada screens for hereditary conditions, CBC News, Apr 4

Autism Spectrum Disorder: The special bond between siblings, by Cynthia Moore, HHS Blog, Apr 2

Circulating tumor DNA in blood can predict recurrence of the most common type of lymphoma,NIH News, Apr 2

New guidelines on colorectal cancer molecular testing, by Roxanne Nelson, Medscape, Apr 2 [by free subscription only]

State of the nation: decoding the Icelandic genome, Genomics Education Programme, Apr 2

Cancer and genetic data, the New York Times, Apr 1

Family history is relevant for genetic testing for cancer, by Marilyn Schairer, WGBH, Apr 1

Rare disease diagnosis: "Rise of the machines", CVID, Primary Immune and Rare Diseases Blog, Apr 1

Resisting cancer, by George Klein, the Scientist, Apr 1