...Esther Warshauer-Baker; Vence L. Bonham; Jean Jenkins; Nancy Stevens; Zintesia Page; Adebola Odunlami; Colleen M. McBride Greater attention towards genetics as a contributor to group health differences may lead to inappropriate use of race/ethnicity and gender as genetic heuristics and exacerbate...

... Foundation of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and the Mid-Atlantic Cancer Genetics Network. The goal was to enhance awareness about inherited breast cancer and to increase enrollment in the national Cancer Genetics Network. Methods: In this descriptive, pilot study, two recruitment strategies across four states...

... to as cascade genetic screening. Methods and Results: One thousand eight hundred and five first-degree relatives of index patients with molecularly defined FH consented to cascade genetic screening by the use of molecular genetic testing. Of these, 44.8% were mutation carriers and 55.2% were noncarriers. Only...

... syncytial virus), they sometimes lack efficacy, the response to vaccination is limited by maternal antibodies in very young infants, and the response to vaccination is variable or may even be absent in some individuals. This review focuses on genetic factors that determine the variable response...

...Anne Marie C. Plass; Marieke J.H. Baars; Frits A. Beemer; Leo P. ten Kate Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether medical care providers in the Netherlands are adequately educated in genetics by collecting information about the current state of genetics education of non...

...Ingeborg Blancquaert For an emerging field such as Public Health Genetics, the partnerships that will be developed with stakeholders are of strategic importance, since they may affect long-term impact on policy-making. A concrete example in the field of health technology assessment in genetics...

...Neil A. Holtzman Some epidemiologists and geneticists claim that integrating genetics into public health policies and programs is necessary and unavoidable. Objective: To examine the extent to which further integration of public health and genetics is warranted. Methods: Synthesis of the literature...

...Diana S. Catz; Nancy S. Green; Jonathan N. Tobin; Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear; Penny Kyler; Ann Umemoto; Jennifer Cernoch; Roxane Brown; Fredericka Wolman Objective: New medical discoveries regarding genetic susceptibility to common chronic diseases, and the decoding of the human genome have increased...

...A. Dawodu; L. Al-Gazali; E. Varady; M. Varghese; K. Nath; V. Rajan Objectives: We examined the contribution of genetic disorders to congenital anomalies (CA) causing neonatal deaths in the Al Ain Medical District (AMD) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) because of the high consanguineous marriage...

...Daryl Pullman; Andrew Latus This case report describes recent efforts in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador to establish an appropriate benefit-sharing model for human genetic research conducted there. The relatively homogeneous population of this island province has proven...

...Mita Giacomini; Fiona Miller; Bernie J. O’Brien Public and private health insurance plans face the question of whether to cover emerging genetic tests for cancer and other diseases. This paper outlines issues in the economic evaluation of new genetic tests, illustrating key methodological issues...

...Jill Morris; Marta Gwinn; Mindy Clyne; Muin J. Khoury Objective: Diseases thought to be caused by exposure to environmental factors are also influenced by genetic susceptibility. It is not clear to what extent the public recognizes the role of genetics in causing these diseases. Methods: We asked...

.... Methods: A prospective descriptive study was carried out with 193 women referred by their GP regarding a family history of breast cancer to a genetics clinic or breast clinic in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire over a one-year period. Results: Women who presented to primary care about a family history...

... of programs with training in public health genetics in the USA, and to determine whether employment opportunities will increase in coming years. Methods: Six public health genetics training competencies were developed. A survey about workplace and employment opportunities was then conducted with mailings...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Public health Genetics Guidance Policy Assessment Assurance During the past...

...Serena Tonstad Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a multifactorial complex disease that only rarely can be attributed to genetically defined conditions. Several models in the literature, including DNA testing for familial hypercholesterolemia, testing for CHD risk factors in blood relatives...

...Tony McGleenan Genetic screening and testing techniques provide a powerful diagnostic tool for the acquisition of predictive information. The potential value of such diagnostic techniques cannot be overstated. However, commercial organisations such as insurance companies and employers are also...

...Robert M. Fineman Public health genetics is a rapidly emerging field that is not well defined. One way of helping to define the field is to describe the competences of the professionals who participate in it. The information presented here attempts to define the knowledge base, skills...

... testing is available, and has proven to be helpful in risk assessment. In addition, new technologies could be applied to FH, such as high-density DNA probe arrays and gene therapy. The use of genetic information, however, raises specific ethical concerns which indicate that DNA testing for FH should...

... students attending middle school and 65% of the colour-blind university students are not aware of their anomalous vision status. Thus, screening during the school years would greatly help affected students to choose their future professional orientation. In their studies on the molecular genetics...