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At NSGC, Genetic Counselors Address Race-Based Medicine, Ways to Change
Medical racism and race-based medicine persist, though plenary speakers at this year's NSGC meeting said genetic counselors may be able to help address disparities.
Parkinson's Disease Progression Linked to Five Variants in Genome-Wide Survival Study
The researchers also developed a polygenic hazard score to predict which individuals with Parkinson's are likely to develop disease-related dementia.
PNAS Papers on Breast Cancer Hypoxia, EMT Networks, Oral Cancer Immune Checkpoints
In PNAS this week: role for ADAM12 in hypoxia-related metastasis risk, signaling pathways linked to the epithelial to mesenchymal transition, and more.
Renal Cell Carcinoma Risk Gene Representation Can Vary With Ancestry
While risky variants in the FH gene were more common in renal cell carcinoma patients with African ancestry, European patients more often carried pathogenic CHEK2 gene changes.
Dana Farber Team Applies PCR Method to ID Microsatellite Instability in Tumor-Derived Samples
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The group aims to adapt the method, which detects poly-adenine tails, to monitor for minimal residual disease in late-stage colon cancer patients after surgery.