MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ashg'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2916354&cid=t_137338_131_f&fid=34994&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gnxp.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F10%2Flive-tweeting-ashg-2009.php Dr. Daniel MacArthur and Luke Jostins. Also see the #asgh2009 hash-tag. (Source: Gene Expression) Gene Expression blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2916354 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:59:00 +0100 2916354 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2323361&cid=t_137338_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F04%2Ffamily-history-beats-fancy-genetic-test.html I was talking to the president elect of the ACMG the other day about something that could be pretty useful. I told him that even though we disagree about the role of DTC, I laud his efforts towards education.Our teaching point should be plain and simple. The family history is the best addition to the geneticist's history and physical. It separates them from other specialities. It is a help towards clinical judgement and use of testing. This is precisely the thing that will keep geneticists from being replaced by eager self-testers and Online "web apps" to teach patients about their 6 billion base pair report.In genetics we all know of benign variants in genes and hell, even chromosomes. Changes which in the grand scheme of things may never make a difference......that's because clinical alw... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2323361 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:35:00 +0100 2323361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1367946&cid=t_137338_87_f&fid=35052&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWomensBioethicsBlog%2F%7E3%2F268647698%2Fmore-on-need-for-science-education.html Ran across this story from The Scientist (free registration required) about the results of a an essay contest sponsored by the American Society for Human Genetics (ASHG). The contest elicited... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Women's Bioethics Blog) Women's Bioethics Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1367946 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:27:46 +0100 1367946 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=786015&cid=t_137338_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Famerican-society-of-human-genetics.html After a wonderful conference call with some friends regarding the future of personal genomes, I was heartened to see ASHG put out a statement on Direct To Consumer (DTC) testing. Here is what these learned individuals say.Currently, DTC genetic testing is permitted in about half thestates2 and is subject to little oversight at the federal level. In July2006, the Government Accountability Office issued a report documentingtroubling marketing practices by some DTC testingcompanies,3 and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued aconsumer alert cautioning consumers to be skeptical about claimsmade by some DTC companiesWhile DTC testing also encompasses paternity and ancestry testing,this policy statement addresses solely those genetic tests thatmake health-related claims or that directly affe... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=786015 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:48:00 +0100 786015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=781702&cid=t_137338_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Ftcf7l2-strikes-again-this-time-its.html The Latest edition of Mendel's Garden is up at Scienceroll. If you haven't seen it, the Gregorian Rap All-Stars video is a must see! It's official. I can say without any doubt that the gene TCF7L2 is somehow implicated in diabetes. Another whole genome association study was performed and results were published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. The study which performed because there only exist a handful of genes that have been implicated in the genetics of diabetes. These include PPAR gamma, TCF7L2, KCNJ11, CPN10, FTO. And because GWAS is hot now. They selected 4 populations, all Caucasian. 200 Finns with diabetes and 200 without, similar numbers of Ashkenazi Jews, 100 soccer hooligans from Manchester and 99 affected Brits, as well as 100 Germans with diabetes and another 100 with... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=781702 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 23:43:00 +0100 781702