Selected new reviews and commentaries, 2 August 2010

29 July 2010

Prepublication data release, latency, and genome commons.
Contreras JL. Science. 2010 Jul 23;329(5990):393-4.

Synthetic "life," ethics, national security, and public discourse.
Cho MK, Relman DA. Science. 2010 Jul 2;329(5987):38-9.

On beyond GWAS.
Nat Genet. 2010 Jul;42(7):551.

Hints of hidden heritability in GWAS.
Gibson G. Nat Genet. 2010 Jul;42(7):558-60.

Genomewide association studies and assessment of the risk of disease.
Manolio TA. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jul 8;363(2):166-76

Huntington's disease.
Novak MJ, Tabrizi SJ. BMJ. 2010 Jun 30;340:c3109.

Patents in genomics and human genetics.
Cook-Deegan R, Heaney C. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2010 Jun 29]

Annotating non-coding regions of the genome.
Alexander RP et al. Nat Rev Genet. 2010 Aug;11(8):559-71

Sickle cell disease at 100 years.
Orkin SH, Higgs DR. Science. 2010 Jul 16;329(5989):291-2

The Havasupai Indian tribe case - lessons for research involving stored biologic samples.
Mello MM, Wolf LE. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jun 9. [Epub ahead of print] 

Genomic insights into early-onset obesity.
Choquet H, Meyre D. Genome Med. 2010 Jun 23;2(6):36.

20 years of gene therapy for SCID.
Fischer A, Hacein-Bey-Abina S, Cavazzana-Calvo M. Nat Immunol. 2010 Jun;11(6):457-60.

Carrier screening for Beta-thalassaemia: a review of international practice.
Cousens NE et al. Eur J Hum Genet. 2010 Jun 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Multiple sclerosis genetics - is the glass half full, or half empty?
Oksenberg JR, Baranzini SE. Nat Rev Neurol. 2010 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Neuroscience: MicroRNA knocks down cocaine.
Picciotto MR. Nature. 2010 Jul 8;466(7303):194-5

Genetic and environmental determinants of vitamin D status.
Bouillon R. Lancet. 2010 Jul 17;376(9736):148-9.

Profiling the cancer genome.
Cowin PA et al. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2010 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Genetics of coronary artery disease.
Musunuru K, Kathiresan S. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2010 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Family history and personal genomics as tools for improving health in an era of evidence-based medicine.
Khoury MJ, Feero WG, Valdez R. Am J Prev Med. 2010 Aug;39(2):184-8.

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