Tag: Genetics
Cancer-Related Gene Variations Frequently Reclassified
24.9 percent of variants of uncertain significance were reclassified at a single commercial laboratory
New Risk Factors Identified for Varicose Vein Disease
Mendelian randomization analysis provides evidence that increased height causally tied to varicose veins
Genetic Testing Recommended for Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Expert panel recommends genetic testing as standard of care for definite or probable cases
Worse Health Status With Shorter Telomere Length in COPD
Rate of exacerbation, risk of mortality up with shorter telomere length in placebo-treated patients
Experts Advise Against Universal DNA Sequencing of Newborns
Targeted, whole-exome or whole-genome sequencing can assist in diagnosis of symptomatic infants
Fifteen Genetic Determinants of Fracture Identified
All determinants also associated with bone mineral density, which showed causal effect on fracture
Immune Cells’ Gene Expression May Predict Flu Susceptibility
Expression of KLRD1 by natural killer cells before infection associated with influenza severity
Comments Open on End of NIH Review for Gene Therapy Studies
NIH oversight panel no longer plans to review all applications for gene therapy experiments
NIH Panel Will No Longer Review Gene Therapy Experiments
FDA will now assess gene therapy experiments and products as it does with other treatments, drugs
Broad Genetic Testing for NSCLC May Not Improve Survival
Compared with routine genetic testing, no improvement seen in unadjusted mortality rate
