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Selected new reviews and commentaries, 2 July 2009
Genetics. The promise of a cure: 20 years and counting
Couzin-Frankel J. Science. 2009 Jun 19;324(5934):1504-7.
Clinical practice. Prenatal screening for aneuploidy.
Driscoll DA, Gross S. N Engl J Med. 2009 Jun 11;360(24):2556-62.
Genetic discrimination in Huntington's disease.
Tibben A. BMJ. 2009 Jun 9;338:b1281.
Are electronic health records ready for genomic medicine?
Scheuner MT, de Vries H, Kim B et al. Genet Med. 2009 May 27.
Potential etiologic and functional implications of genome-wide association loci for human diseases and traits
Hindorff LA, Sethupathy P, Junkins HA, et al. PNAS 2009 Jun 9;106(23):9362-7.
The genetic contribution to non-syndromic human obesity.
Walley AJ, Asher JE, Froguel P. Nat Rev Genet. 2009 Jul;10(7):431-42.
From DNA sequence to transcriptional behaviour: a quantitative approach.
Segal E, Widom J. Nat Rev Genet. 2009 Jul;10(7):443-56.
Understanding what determines the frequency and pattern of human germline mutations.
Arnheim N, Calabrese P. Nat Rev Genet. 2009 Jul;10(7):478-88.
Challenges of translating genetic tests into clinical and public health practice.
Rogowski WH, Grosse SD, Khoury MJ. Nat Rev Genet. 2009 Jul;10(7):489-95.
Genetics of psychosis; insights from views across the genome.
O'Donovan MC, Craddock NJ, Owen MJ. Hum Genet. 2009 Jun 12.
Population Screening for Genetic Disorders in the 21st Century: Evidence, Economics, and Ethics.
Grosse SD, Rogowski WH, Ross LF et al. Public Health Genomics. 2009 [Epub ahead of print]
Confidentiality and sharing health information
Sheather J. BMJ. 2009 Jun 15;338:b2160.
HFE-associated hereditary hemochromatosis.
Alexander J, Kowdley KV. Genet Med. 2009 May;11(5):307-13.
Narcolepsy and the T-cell receptor
Vyse TJ. Nat Genet. 2009 Jun;41(6):640-1.
Stem-cell clarity
Nature. 2009 Jun 4;459(7247):615-6. N
Science innovation. Assessing the impact of science funding
Lane J. Science. 2009 Jun 5;324(5932):1273-5.
Nature. 2009 Jun 11;459(7248):752.
Science has a special edition on stem cells including reviews, prospects for clinical translation and US regulation:
Purnell BA, Hines PJ. Science. 2009 Jun 26;324(5935):1661.
FDA Regulation of Stem Cell–Based Products
Fink DW Jr. Science. 2009 Jun 26;324(5935):1662-3.
Medical Innovation Versus Stem Cell Tourism
Lindvall O, Hyun I. Science. 2009 Jun 26;324(5935):1664-5.
The Increasing Complexity of the Cancer Stem Cell Paradigm
Rosen JM, Jordan CT. Science. 2009 Jun 26;324(5935):1670-3.