Genetics

What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything?

19 Jun, 2017 | 12:56h | UTC

What If (Almost) Every Gene Affects (Almost) Everything? – The Atlantic (free) (RT @AllenFrancesMD see Tweet)

 

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No Shortcuts on the Long Road to Evidence-Based Genomic Medicine

2 Jun, 2017 | 18:36h | UTC

Viewpoint: No Shortcuts on the Long Road to Evidence-Based Genomic Medicine – JAMA (free)

“The need for evidence in genomic medicine is more important than ever” (RT @JAMA_current see Tweet)

 

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The Paternal Epigenome Makes Its Mark

6 May, 2017 | 20:38h | UTC

Medical News & Perspectives: The Paternal Epigenome Makes Its Mark – JAMA (free)

Related: Influence of paternal preconception exposures on their offspring: through epigenetics to phenotype – American Journal of Stem Cells (free)

“Epigenetic changes may be the underlying mechanism by which paternal factors such as age, diet, weight, stress, and alcohol consumption contribute to a range of health outcomes in offspring including birth defects, behavioral problems, developmental disorders, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer”.

 

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F.D.A. Will Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risk to Consumers

10 Apr, 2017 | 16:03h | UTC

F.D.A. Will Allow 23andMe to Sell Genetic Tests for Disease Risk to Consumers – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

See also: Before you send your spit to 23andMe, what you need to know – STAT News (free) AND 23andMe given green light to sell DNA tests for 10 diseases – Nature News (free) AND 23andMe Rides Again: FDA Clears Genetic Tests To Predict Disease Risk – Forbes (free) AND Too Much Information? FDA Clears 23AndMe to Sell Home Genetic Tests for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s – Scientific American (free)

“The controversial step will significantly expand direct-to-consumer testing – but what if the news is bad?” (from Scientific American above)

 

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Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk

23 Mar, 2017 | 17:01h | UTC

Genetic assessment of age-associated Alzheimer disease risk: Development and validation of a polygenic hazard score – PLOS Medicine (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

See also: New Alzheimer’s test can predict age when disease will appear – The Guardian (free)

*Very interesting, but do we want to know?*

 

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