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Genetic Variation Doubles Risk of Liver Cancer
Sue Wu submitted, created time 1 year 4 days (health.usnews.com)
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A single change in the epidermal growth factor (EFG) gene may double the risk of developing liver tumors, especially among people with cirrhosis, new research suggests. 


Metabolic syndrome now appears among teens
sharkboy submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.reutershealth.com)
A new study suggests that with the breathing disorder sleep apnea, , teenagers may be at increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome -- a collection of risk factors of diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. 


Maternal, childhood factors affect obesity risk
Reviver submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.reutershealth.com)
New research hints, factors ranging from her mother's body mass index to her own weight gain in early childhood influence the likelihood that a female child will grow up to become overweight. 


Cost-utility analysis of genetic screening in families of patients with germline MUTYH mutations
Reviver submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.biomedcentral.com)
“The costs per QALY of genetic screening in families of MAP patients are acceptable according to international standards. Therefore, genetic testing of spouses and/or children should be discussed and offered to counselees.” 


Genetic variability in CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 in primary liver, gastric and colorectal cancer patients
DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.biomedcentral.com)
“Common polymorphisms on CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 genes do not modify the risk of developing digestive cancers in Western Europe.” 


annatto submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.capmh.com)
"The lifetime prevalence of pregnancy in detained adolescent females is high and is associated with both sexuality related risk factors and mental health related risk factors. Therefore, prevention and intervention programs targeting sexual risk behavior and mental health are warranted during detention." 


Genetic testing of embryo seen safe for offspring
DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.reutershealth.com)
A new study provides "reassuring" evidence that babies born from in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) -- in which a cell or two are removed from the developing embryo to screen for genetic problems -- are not at increased risk of birth defects. 


Estrogen is safe for most, new study finds
Reviver submitted, created time 1 year 6 months (www.chron.com)
The latest piece of evidence, in today's New England Journal of Medicine, shows that taking estrogen for seven years or more after menopause reduces calcification of the arteries — one of the key indicators of atherosclerosis — by as much as 60 percent. High levels of calcification are generally considered a predictor of increased risk for a heart attack. 


Exploring the Treatment-Risk Paradox in Coronary Disease
crackpot submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (archinte.ama-assn.org)
"The treatment-risk paradox reported in administrative database analyses is attributable to clinical factors not typically captured in these databases (such as functional capacity and depressive symptoms). Interventions to address the treatment-risk paradox should recognize that patients with reduced functional capacity, depression, or both are at higher risk for underuse of these beneficial therapies and should target physicians and patients." 


Genome-wide diversity and selective pressure in the human rhinovirus
DanyC submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.virologyj.com)
"This work provides a foundation for understanding HRV genetic diversity and insight into the underlying biology driving evolution in HRV. It expands our knowledge of the genome sequence space that HRV reference serotypes occupy and how the pattern of genetic diversity across HRV genomes differs from other picornaviruses 


U of M-led study identifies new genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes
newsdigg submitted, created time 1 year 8 months (www.eurekalert.org)
Ten genetic variants associated with type 2 diabetes, a disease which impacts more than 170 million people worldwide, have been identified or confirmed by a U.S.-Finnish team led by scientists at the University of Michigan School of Public Health.The discoveries could lead to the development of new drugs for diabetes, permit more effective targeting of drug and behavioral therapies, and help scientists and physicians better predict who will develop diabetes. 
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