Tag: Genetics
Fewer SIDS Cases Result From Genetic Heart Disease Causes
Findings may help prevent unnecessary genetic testing of surviving family members
Too Few Early Breast CA Patients Given Formal Genetic Counseling
43.5% of women with early-stage breast cancer with indications for risk evaluation get counseling
Genetic Variations Impacting Empathy Tied to Psych Issues
Positive correlations of genetic variations with Empathy Quotient, risk for schizophrenia, anorexia
Molecular Markers May ID Alzheimer’s Before Clinical Onset
Amyloid-positive PSEN1 E280A mutation carriers have elevated levels of tau deposition before onset
Genetics Should Inform Care in Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy
Genetic status linked to risk of major adverse cardiac events in NCCM patients
Losartan May Improve Endothelial Function in Marfan Syndrome
Therapeutic importance may be increased in endothelial nitric oxide release, not ATR1 inhibition
Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention May Aid Cognition in APOE ε4 Carriers
No significant difference seen in intervention effect between carriers and noncarriers of APOE ε4
Breast Cancer Genetic Test Less Cost-Effective in Actual Practice
Oncotype DX less cost-effective in real-world practice than under ideal conditions
High Response of Desmoplastic Melanomas to PD-1 Blockade
Higher percentage of PD-L1-positive cells in the tumor parenchyma of desmoplastic melanomas
BRCA1 Promoter Methylation Tied to High-Grade Serous Ovarian CA
Elevated normal tissue BRCA1 promoter methylation associated with high-grade serous ovarian CA risk
