Tag: Genetics
Black Women With Breast Cancer Face Barriers to Genetic Counseling
In nationwide survey, a majority of U.S. breast oncologists report that Black women encounter more barriers to genetic counseling, testing
Cascade Testing Proposed for Siblings of Newborns With Cancer Genes
Surveillance for siblings of newborns with pathogenic variants in cancer genes could reduce rare child cancer deaths
Gene Variant Tied to Risk for Interstitial Lung Disease in RA
For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, lifetime risks for ILD were 16.8 percent for MUC5B carriers, 6.1 percent for noncarriers
Handling of Secondary Genetic Findings in Research Examined
When given more information, almost half of research participants who initially refused opted to accept secondary genetic findings
Model May ID Schizophrenia Cases by DNA Methylation in Blood
CoRSIV-based model, with a positive predictive value of 80 percent, surpassed the performance of a model based on polygenic risk score
Genetic Testing Proposed for Women Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Age 65+
Mutations in actionable breast cancer risk genes present in 3.2 percent of older women with breast cancer
Genetic Risk for Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Brain Changes
Polygenic risk scores for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia linked to structure and function of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Genetic Risk for Cancer
For men and women with high genetic risk, five-year cancer incidence down significantly with a favorable lifestyle
Return to Play Seems Safe for Most Athletes With Long QT Syndrome
No genetic heart disease-sports-associated mortality seen in 2,056 combined years of follow-up
Links Between Genetic Risk, Glaucoma Prevalence Examined
Polygenic variants tied to similar risk for developing glaucoma as some monogenic variants and are more prevalent in the general population
