Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 35  Number 2  July 9-16, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Big data: Astronomical or genomical? 
Stephens ZD et al. PLoS Biol. 2015 Jul 13(7) e1002195

Sequencing the genome creates so much data we don't know what to do with it, by Robert Gebelhoff, The Washington Post, July 7

Genetic variation determines PPARγ function and anti-diabetic drug response in vivo. 
Soccio Raymond E et al. Cell 2015 Jul 2. 162(1) 33-44

HEALTH CARE POLICY. Ten things we have to do to achieve precision medicine. 
Kohane Isaac S et al. Science 2015 Jul 3. 349(6243) 37-8

Varmus returns to his roots in cancer genetics
Kuehn B JAMA 2015;314(1):13-14

Genetic counseling: Making genetics real, by Michelle Fox, Huffington Post Blog, Jul 7

Genome researchers raise alarm over big data, by Erika Check Hayden, Nature News, Jul 7 

GM8: Looking across genomic medicine's gaps and opportunities, by Steven Benowitz, NHGRI, Jul 6

Psychiatric genomics - a double-edged sword? Genomics Education Programme, Jul 6

For first time, gene therapy shows promise in cystic fibrosis, by Kate Kelland, Reuters, Jul 3

Genetic variation influences effectiveness of anti-diabetic drug, Medical News Today, Jul 3

ASHG position statement provides guidance for genetic testing in children and adolescents,Genome Web, Jul 2 [by free subscription only]

Genomic medicine in the real world: 'Hope' and 'hype', Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Jul 2015

DNA tests for infectious diseases, by Aimee Swartz, Genome Magazine, Jun 29

When cancer runs in the family, by Sonya Collins, Genome Magazine, Jun 29