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Showing posts with label genetic testing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label genetic testing. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

paywalled: Preferences for outcomes associated with decisions to undergo or forego genetic testing for Lynch syndrome

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Preferences for outcomes associated with decisions to undergo or forego genetic testing for Lynch syndrome Abstract BACKGROUND: ...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Predisposed to risk but not change CMAJ (genetic testing series)

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......Of course, considering that the predictive power of genetic testing tends to be underwhelming, perhaps it’s no surprise that ...
Saturday, May 26, 2012

PLoS ONE: The KRAS-Variant Is Associated with Risk of Developing Double Primary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (study of pts with both ovarian and breast cancers)

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Blogger's Note: the other cancers (KRAS mutations) referred to beyond ovarian and breast cancers include references to lung and melano...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Genetic Testing May Not Drive Up Health Costs - in Genetics, Genetic Testing from MedPage Today

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Genetic Testing May Not Drive Up Health Costs - in Genetics, Genetic Testing from MedPage Today
Wednesday, May 09, 2012

paywalled: The Predictive Capacity of Personal Genome Sequencing - Science Translational Medicine

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[Research Articles] The Predictive Capacity of Personal Genome Sequencing : New DNA sequencing methods will soon make it possible to ident...
Saturday, May 05, 2012

paywalled: Prophylactic oophorectomy rates in relation to a guideline update on referral to genetic counseling

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Prophylactic oophorectomy rates in relation to a guideline update on referral to genetic counseling : Publication year: 2012 Source: Gyn...
Tuesday, April 24, 2012

open access: Viewpoint: Quality standards and samples in genetic testing - Journal of Clinical Pathology

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Blogger's Note: includes reference to BRCA/ Quality standards and samples in genetic testing -- Ravine and Suthers 65 (5): 389 -- Jour...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

CMAJ: Young women with breast cancer genes face tough choices (8th part of a series in genetic testing - see links)

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CMAJ: Young women with breast cancer genes face tough choices Editor’s note: Eighth of a multipart series on genetic testing. Part 1:...

open access: A Pilot study of the Sharing Risk Information Tool (ShaRIT) for Families with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome - study of 19 BRCA carriers

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A Pilot study of the Sharing Risk Information Tool (ShaRIT) for Families with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome   ".......
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

abstract: Medium-sized deletion in the BRCA1 gene: Limitations of Sanger sequencing and MLPA analyses.

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Medium-sized deletion in the BRCA1 gene: Limitations of Sanger sequencing and MLPA analyses Sanger sequencing and MLPA analyses. Genet Mo...

abstract: BRCA genetic testing of individuals from families with low prevalence of cancer: experiences of carriers and implications for population screening : small study 14 Ashkenazi Jewish women

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BRCA genetic testing of individuals from families with low prevalence of cancer: experiences of carriers and implications for population scr...
Thursday, April 05, 2012

abstract: Eligibility criteria in private and public coverage policies for BRCA genetic testing and genetic counseling.

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Eligibility criteria in private and public coverage policies for BRCA genetic testing and genetic counseling Genet Med. 2011 Dec;13(12):...
Monday, April 02, 2012

Gene Maps Are No Cure-All - WSJ.com (references ovarian cancer as an example)

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Gene Maps Are No Cure-All - WSJ.com "The new study, published Monday in the journal Science Translational Medicine and presented at ...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Blogger: “And you’re ugly too” | genomeboy (genetic testing/patents, brca....)

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“And you’re ugly too” | genomeboy "All of this, of course, was precipitated by AMP v. USPTO (“The Myriad Case”) , in which patients...

CMAJ: Who should hold the keys to your DNA?

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Editor’s note: Third of a multipart series on genetic testing. Part 1: Separating hype...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

open access: The use of telephone in genetic counseling versus in-person counseling: a randomized study on counselees’ outcome

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"In total only 15% of the referred participants declined participation in the questionnaire study, indicating a highly motivated popu...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Seminars in Oncology - BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variants of Uncertain Significance. Part Two: Medical Management

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Article Outline (October 2011) Breast Surgical Oncologist's Opinion Breast Surgical Oncologist's Opinion Genitourinary Oncologi...

Seminars in Oncology: Variants of Uncertain Significance in Breast Cancer–Related Genes: Real-World Implications for a Clinical Conundrum. Part One: Clinical Genetics Recommendations

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Article Outline (August 2011) Positive BRCA1 or BRCA2 Negative BRCA1 and BRCA2 Variant of Uncertain Clinical Significance Case No. 1: ...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Is Myriad’s Patent On Breast Cancer Genes Valid? | CT Health I-Team (some things you may not know)

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Monday, February 13, 2012

open access: Psychological distress in newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients following microsatellite instability testing for Lynch syndrome on the pathologist’s initiative

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Psychological distress in newly diagnosed colorectal cancer patients following microsatellite instability testing for Lynch syndrome on the ...