New England Journal of Medicine
Confusion Over Utility of Common Genetic Variations in Breast Cancer Risk Prediction
A paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) this week, entitled “Performance of Common Genetic Variants in Breast-Cancer Risk Models,” has led several media outlets to declare...
Read MoreSNPwatch: More Progress in the Search for Genetic Variants Linked to Childhood Asthma
Researchers have identified another region of the genome associated with childhood asthma, a condition that affects more than seven million American kids. Analysis of DNA from about 1,700 children with...
Read More328 Genomewide Association Studies and Counting … What Now?
In 2005 two well-known human geneticists, Francis Collins and Thomas Gelehrter, made a bet: Collins wagered that by the 2008 American Society for Human Genetics meeting, genomewide association studies would...
Read MoreSNPwatch: Genetic Variation May Increase Risk Of Stroke
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
Read MoreNew Study Shows That Genetic Information Can Improve Administration Of Commonly Used Blood Thinner
Each time a doctor writes a prescription for warfarin (Coumadin ®), a blood thinner given to about two million people each year in the United States, it’s a guessing game....
Read MoreSNPwatch: Genetic Variants May Reduce Ability of Anti-Clotting Drug Clopidogrel to Prevent a Second Heart Attack
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
Read MoreSNPwatch: Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease Share Some Genetic Risk Factors
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
Read MoreSNPwatch: Gene Variant Linked to Obesity Affects Food Choices in Children
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
Read MoreSNPwatch: Genetic Variant Linked to Common Form of Language Impairment
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
Read MoreSNPwatch: Bone Marrow Donor’s DNA May Affect Recipient’s Risk of Fungal Infection
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
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