Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 35  Number 5  July 30 - August 6, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

National Academies to establish human gene editing guidelines. 
Jacob Julie et al. JAMA 2015 Jul 28. 314(4) 330

Marshaling the variome 
Nature Genetics 47, 849 (2015)

Richard Graham Hay Cotton 1940–2015 
Smith T & Taylor G Nature Genetics 47, 850 (2015) 

Genomics and policy news monthly round-up - July 2015, by Rebecca Burbidge, PHG Foundation, Jul 30

Did you inherit high cholesterol? This new drug may help, Everyday Health, July 29

Before that genomics revolution, we need interoperability, patient engagement and privacy, by Meghana Keshavan, MedCity News, Jul 27

PCSK9 inhibitors, a historic change in cardiovascular care, by Seth J. Baum, Preventive Cardiology Inc, Jul 27

Precision medicine trials bring targeted treatments to more patients, by Caroline Helwick, ASCO Post, Jul 25

Computer program hijacks 23andMe data, raises genetic discrimination concerns, by Stephanie M. Lee, Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 24

FDA approves Praluent to treat certain patients with high cholesterol, FDA, Jul 24

New drug sharply lowers cholesterol, but it’s costly, by Andrew Pollack, New York Times, Jul 24

From Evolution to Revolution: Building the 21st Century Genomic Infrastructure, ITIF, Jul 23

Patients' medical records soon may have genetic results, US News & World Report, Jul 23

Software to predict exactly what happens when you edit a gene, by Alexandra Ossola, Popular Science, Jul 23

All should benefit from precision medicine's advances, by Carolyn Plunkett, Lisa Kearns and Arthur Caplan, The Tennessean, Jun 9