Tag: Genetics
Germline Genetic Testing Feasible for Advanced Prostate Cancer
High satisfaction reported for genetic testing model including education, follow-up with genetic counselor
Poor Sleep Patterns Linked to Increased Asthma Risk
Additive risk seen, with more than twofold higher risk for combination of poor sleep and high genetic susceptibility
H. Pylori Infection Negatively Modifies Genetically Increased Risk for Gastric Cancer
Interaction identified between H. pylori infection and pathogenic variants in homologous-recombination genes
Cluster Headache, Migraine Highly Circadian
Circadian pattern of attacks identified, and circadian associations seen at systems and cellular levels
Genomic Loci Associated With Addiction Identified
Nineteen independent SNPs identified that were genome-wide significant for general addiction risk factor
Clinical Utility Poor for Prostate Cancer Germline Panels in African Men
Seventeen variants identified as potentially oncogenic in 17.7 percent of South African male patients
Minimal Residual Disease Negativity Predicts Time to Next Treatment in Multiple Myeloma
Patients with sustained minimal residual disease negativity had longer time to next treatment, regardless of baseline risk characteristics
Urothelial Cancer Prediction Model Has High Sensitivity, Specificity
Model, which considers 10 genes from UroAmp uCGP test, had high sensitivity and specificity in two validation cohorts
Variants ID Outcomes in Adults With Leukemia in Relapse Prior to Stem Cell Transplant
Persistence of FLT3-ITD and/or NPM1 in blood associated with relapse and worse survival among acute myeloid leukemia patients
Causal Link ID’d for Plasma Caffeine Concentration With Adiposity
Higher genetically predicted plasma caffeine concentrations linked to lower risk for type 2 diabetes, with 43 percent of effect mediated by BMI