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Practice Recommendations for Genetic Testing of Ataxias

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Over the past decade, significant advances in genetic testing for ataxia have improved diagnostic accuracy, informed clinical trial eligibility, guided treatment decisions, and enabled cascade testing of at‐risk relatives. While guidance exists for other neurogenetic conditions, there are no standardized guidelines on genetic ...
Sharan R. Srinivasan, Amy D. Mook, Michelle Rochman, Jin Yun Helen Chen, Weiyi Mu, George R. Wilmot, Liana S. Rosenthal, Wendy R. Uhlmann   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban Compactivity Models: Screening City Trends for the Urgency of Social and Environmental Sustainability

Urban Science, 2021
Urban compactivity models are increasing around the globe, and sustainability has become the new buzzword. In recent decades, the focus of ecological responsibility has been shifted to the world’s cities, as they are the source of excessive consumption ...
Nadine Lobner, Paulo Castro Seixas, Ricardo Cunha Dias, Diogo Guedes Vidal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Science and public policy

Academic Medicine, 1985
Politicians generally do not look to scientists to help them get votes. But issues of science policy become extremely important when politicians and scientists, together, grasp the degree to which science and technology are transforming the business of the president and Congress.
openaire   +5 more sources

A Directory of Policies on Arthropod Collecting on Public Lands [PDF]

, 2017
There are many local, state, and federal agencies with responsibilities for managing public lands. The availability of these lands for entomological research and collecting is determined in great part by the specific governmental charges for the ...
Dunn, Gary A
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Genetic Modifiers of Parkinson's Disease: A Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the associations of LRRK2 p.G2019S, GBA1 p.N409S, polygenic risk scores (PRS), and APOE E4 on PD penetrance, risk, and symptoms. Methods We conducted a US‐based observational case–control study using data from the 23andMe Inc. and Fox Insight Genetic Substudy (FIGS) databases.
Matthew J. Kmiecik, Michael V. Holmes, Pierre Fontanillas, Giulietta M. Riboldi, Ruth B. Schneider, Jingchunzi Shi, Anna Guan, Susana Tat, Steven Micheletti, Keaton Stagaman, Josh Gottesman, David A. Hinds, Joyce Y. Tung, 23andMe Research Team, Stella Aslibekyan, Lucy Norcliffe‐Kaufmann   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

[Epidemiology and public policies].

Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology, 2013
The present essay deals with the relation between epidemiology and public policies, highlighting the epidemiology position in the public health field, analyzing the impact of public policies over epidemiological profile and contributions from ...
R. Barata
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Growth Differentiation Factor 15 Elevation in the Central Nervous System Is Associated With Failure to Thrive in Alexander Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Alexander disease (AxD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by gain‐of‐function mutations in the gene for GFAP, which lead to protein aggregation and a primary astrocytopathy. Symptoms vary, but failure to thrive (FTT) and frequent emesis are common and cause significant morbidity. Here we investigate GDF15, a member of the
Tracy L. Hagemann, Michelle M. Sonsalla, Cora Luzinski, Fernando Zacahua, David A. Harris, Dudley W. Lamming, Albee Messing   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐World Cost‐Effectiveness of a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Usual Care

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We estimated the real‐world cost‐effectiveness of a standardized education and exercise therapy program (GLA:D) compared to usual care (UC) for people managing hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (HKOA). Methods We used a prospective matched cohort design to recruit people (aged >45 years) diagnosed with HKOA who used GLA:D or UC (not on a ...
Darren R. Mazzei, Jackie L. Whittaker, Peter Faris, Tracy Wasylak, Deborah A. Marshall   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Political Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets

World Scientific Reference on Asia-Pacific Trade Policies, 2012
The agricultural and food sector is an ideal case for investigating the political economy of public policies. Many of the policy developments in this sector since the 1950s have been sudden and transformational, while others have been gradual but ...
K. Anderson, G. Rausser, J. Swinnen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Retirement Policies, Employment, and Unemployment [PDF]

, 1979
[Excerpt] There is a growing consensus among economists that reliance on aggregate demand policies alone will not be sufficient to move the economy to full employment with a nonaccelerating inflation rate, and that policies which alter the structure of ...
Ehrenberg, Ronald G
core   +1 more source