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		<title>New additions to the PHG Foundation site</title>
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			<title>News: US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act approved</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2008/#story_4188</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) has finally obtained congressional approval after several previous attempts failed on their way through the Senate and House of Representatives (see previous news).&amp;nbsp; The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal go ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: European recommendations on patenting and licensing genetic tests</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2008/#story_4140</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A working group of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) has brought out new recommendations on the patenting and licensing of genetic tests [Aym&amp;eacute; et al. (2008) Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 16: S3-S9]. The recommendations are accompanied by a background paper covering the associated ethical, l ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Pan European Collaboration into Coeliac disease</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2008/#story_4176</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ An EU funded project to design a tool for diagnosis and monitoring of coeliac disease is underway (see news source). The collaborative project named CD-MEDICS ('Coeliac disease management monitoring diagnosis using biosensors and integrated chip systems') will be an interdisciplinary venture aimed a ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Selected new reviews and commentaries, 4 May 2008</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/05/2008/#story_4136</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Universal RHD genotyping in fetuses. Kumar S. BMJ. 2008 Apr 12;336(7648):783-4.   Public health. A case study of personalized medicine. Katsanis SH, Javitt G, Hudson K. Science. 2008 Apr 4;320(5872):53-4.  The success of the genome-wide association approach: a brief story of a long struggle  Seng KC ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Event: Testing challenges: the evaluation of novel diagnostics and biomarkers (07/05/08)</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/events/month/05/2008/#event_4079</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Milroy Lecture, given by Dr Ron Zimmern - Executive Director of the PHG Foundation. Advances in genomic science have led to a much greater knowledge of disease mechanisms and the development of novel technologies such as genetic tests and molecular biomarkers. Government policy now explicitly su ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Regulation of genetic tests</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4078</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In recent weeks, the health department of New York State has issued letters warning companies which offer direct-to-consumer tests that they require a permit in order to carry out gene scans (see news source). Public health law in New York State prohibits clinical laboratories from providing direct- ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: US developments in pharmacogenomics</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4077</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In the last month there have been several new moves form the US intended to accelerate the pace of change in pharmacogenomics, the study of genetic influences on drug responses. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has sought input from scientists, the pharmaceutical sector and other on challenge ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Gene therapy success for eye disorder</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4076</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Initial results from two gene therapy trials to treat a rare congenital eye disorder are extremely encouraging, producing a significant improvement in retinal function, particularly in one of the six patients (reported by BBC News). &amp;nbsp;The first trial started one year ago at London's Moorfields E ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Progress review of Genetics White Paper</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4075</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Our inheritance, our future, the 2003 White Paper on genetics, set out the UK Government&amp;rsquo;s first explicit policy commitments in the field of human genetics. Significant investment was announced in a range of areas including clinical genetic testing, pharmacogenetics research, service developme ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: On deafness, disability and embryo selection</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4073</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Amendments proposed last year in a review of the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act contain a new provision in relation to fertility treatment that has offended members of the deaf community and raises important questions about government policies on embryo selection and serious disability. ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Improving Health Technology Assessments</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4072</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ New technologies that have a potential to impact on health services are in constant development, and adequate Health Technology Assessment (HTA) systems are needed in order to make evidence-based decisions on the benefits of new clinical tools. A recent report published by the European Observatory o ... ]]></description>
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			<title>File: Consultation response: House of Lords S&amp;T Committee - Genomic Medicine</title>
			<link>http://www.phgu.org.uk/file_gateway?link_ID=4070</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:33:19 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Response by the PHG Foundation to the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's consultation on genomic medicine. ]]></description>
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			<title>News: PHG Foundation responds to call for evidence on genomic medicine from House of Lords Committee</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4071</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In 1995 the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology published Human Genetics: the Science and its Consequences, a report which showed for the first that UK politicians were becoming aware of new developments in genetics and their potential impact on health care. Publication of th ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Largest ever study of genetics behind disease</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4068</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium (WTCC) has received &amp;pound;30 million to begin a new series of genome wide association studies, or GWAs (see press release). The venture, the largest study of genetics behind common diseases, will be funded by the Wellcome Trust and is a follow up to last y ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: OECD Consultation on Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4067</link>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has launched a public consultation on draft Guidelines for Human Biobanks and Genetic Research Databases (HBGRDs).The success of research involving the human genome and resulting applications is dependent on the sharing of knowledge c ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Centre for proteomic and genomic research launched in South Africa</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4065</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ South Africa&amp;rsquo;s first Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research (CPGR) has been officially opened (see news article). Based within the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine at the University of Cape Town, the centre houses a number of genomic and proteomic technology platforms  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: International issues in the regulation of stem cell research</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4064</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ There have been several recent international developments in stem cell regulation. On Friday 11 April, the Bundestag (lower house) of the German Parliament voted 346-228 to ease current legal restrictions on human embryonic stem (HES) cell research (see BBC news). Previously, German researchers have ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Event: Pharmacogenetics in Context (04/06/08)</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/events/month/06/2008/#event_4063</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A joint symposium of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.Understanding the impact of genetic variability in drug response is an important  component of the implementation of personalised medicine. However, rapid and  widespread introduction of ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Therapeutic cloning legislation progresses in Australia</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4061</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The Australian Capital Territories (ACT) legislative assembly is the latest Australian government body to lift its prohibition on human therapeutic cloning and pass the Human Cloning and Embryo Research Amendment Act 2008 (see press release). The state governments of Victoria (see previous news), Qu ... ]]></description>
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			<title>News: Proof of principle that effect of risk variants is cumulative</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2008/#story_4058</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Behind the recent plethora of genome-wide association studies identifying common risk variants for multifactorial diseases, is the assumption that an individual&amp;rsquo;s overall risk of developing a particular disease is related to the cumulative effect of multiple gene variants. This idea is often k ... ]]></description>
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