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Genetics, Insurance and Professional Practice: Survey of the Australasian Clinical Genetics Workforce

Frontiers in Public Health, 2018
In Australia and New Zealand, by contrast with much of the developed world, insurance companies can use genetic test results to refuse cover or increase premiums for mutually-rated insurance products, including life, income protection and disability ...
Jane Tiller, Jane Tiller, Louise Keogh, Samantha Wake, Martin Delatycki, Martin Delatycki, Martin Delatycki, Margaret Otlowski, Paul Lacaze   +8 more
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling differential gene co-expression networks and its effects on levodopa-induced dyskinesia

iScience
Summary: Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) refers to involuntary motor movements of chronic use of levodopa in Parkinson’s disease (PD) that negatively impact the overall well-being of people with this disease.
Tatiane Piedade de Souza, Gilderlanio Santana de Araújo, Leandro Magalhães, Giovanna C. Cavalcante, Arthur Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Camille Sena-dos-Santos, Caio Santos Silva, Gracivane Lopes Eufraseo, Alana de Freitas Escudeiro, Giordano Bruno Soares-Souza, Bruno Lopes Santos-Lobato, Ândrea Ribeiro-dos-Santos   +11 more
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Clinical implications and considerations for evaluation of in silico algorithms for use with ACMG/AMP clinical variant interpretation guidelines

Genome Medicine, 2017
Clinical genetics laboratories have recently adopted guidelines for the interpretation of sequence variants set by the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) and Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP).
Lora J. H. Bean, Madhuri R. Hegde
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial Risks of Storing and Using Human Tissues in Research [PDF]

, 1997
Dr. Merz argues that genetics technology makes it more compelling that researchers plan more carefully for the collection and disposition of information derived from subjects\u27 tissues and ...
Merz, Jon F.
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A High‐Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK‐Rearranged Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Alberto D. Guerra, Nicholas F. Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L. Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R. Bhatti, Lisa J. States, Lea F. Surrey, Theodore W. Laetsch   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical genetics [PDF]

BMJ, 2001
J. P. van Tintelen, C. Marcelis, I. M. van Langen   +2 more
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Identifying knowledge deficiencies in genetics education among medical students and interns in Saudi Arabia- A cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Education
Background Understanding genetics is crucial for medical students, particularly in Saudi Arabia, where genetic disorders are prevalent owing to high rates of consanguineous marriages.
Abeer F. Zakariyah, Sadin A. Alamri, Manal M. Alzahrani, Aseel A. Alamri, Muhammad A. Khan, Mehenaz A. Hanbazazh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source