Some forthcoming scientific events.
Symposium/Seminar/ Contact Address Workshop Course/ Conference (Date & Place) National Workshop on Dr Ashutosh Halder, Organizing Secretary Molecular Cytogenetics: Department of Reproductive Biology Rapid Prenatal All India Institute of Medical Sciences Diagnosis by FISH New Delhi 110 029, India (November 3-8, 2008; Tel: 91-011-26593304 extn. 4211 New Delhi) Fax:...

Mary Crowley and Introgen Team for Clincal Trial on Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-2 June 2008-Mary Crowley and Introgen Team for Clincal Trial on Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Patients(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Mary Crowley Cancer Research Centers (Mary Crowley) in partnership with Introgen Therapeutics announced that Advexin significantly increased survival in end-stage head and...

Huntington's disease-like 2 in South Africa.
To the Editor: Huntington's disease (HD) is a late onset, autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterised by progressive movement impairment, affective disturbance and cognitive dysfunction. In 2001, Huntington's disease-like 2 (HDL2) was identified. (1) The causative factor in both disorders is due to a repeat expansion mutation but these occur...

BloodCenter of Wisconsin Brings Out New Test to Diagnose Resistance to Common Cancer Therapy.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-27 November 2008-BloodCenter of Wisconsin Brings Out New Test to Diagnose Resistance to Common Cancer Therapy(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com BloodCenter of Wisconsin announced the availability of BCR-ABL Kinase Domain Mutation Analysis, a new DNA sequencing assay designed to help oncologists develop appropriate therapeutic...

Genotype and Severity of Long QT Syndrome.
Sudden cardiac death is a significant problem in the United States, where the incidence is reported to be greater than 300 000 affected persons per year.[1] Although coronary heart disease is a major cause of death, other etiologies contribute to this problem. In cases in which no structural heart...

The Genetic Self: The Human Genome Project, Genetic Counseling, and Family Therapy.
In the ideal world, genetic counseling, family therapy, and primary healthcare should blend into a seamless network of psychosocial services for families with genetic conditions. The discussions presetered here was inspired by two interdisciplinary workshops titled "The Genetic Self". This paper introduces family therapists and primary care practitioners to...

Conserved Genetic Findings in Metastatic Bladder Cancer.
A Possible Utility of Allelic Loss of Chromosomes 9p21 and 17p13 in Diagnosis It is estimated that 54 300 new cases of bladder carcinoma will be diagnosed and 12 400 people will die of bladder cancer in the United States in 2001.[2] Progressive growth of distant metastases...

'Genetic medicine' for internists.
This issue of INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWS marks the introduction of a new column, Genetics in Your Practice, developed to highlight the relevance of genetics to internists. Three physicians boarded in both internal medicine and clinical genetics will discuss topics six times each year. Dr. Howard P. Levy...

Lethal autonomy: the malfunction of the informed consent mechanism within the context of prenatal diagnosis of genetic variants.
ABSTRACT: In this article, Cara Dunne and Catherine Warren challenge the current role of genetic counselors in advising expectant mothers about potential genetic defects of their fetuses. They show that genetic counselors sometimes provide one-sided negative information to women undergoing prenatal diagnosis of genetic variants. This biased information promotes...

On the relevance of the "genetics-based" approach to medicine for sociological perspectives on medical specialization *.
IN THIS PAPER, I draw on a work-in-progress summary of a cross-national study I am completing on the development and growth of medical genetics as a specialism in the U.K. and Canada to explore the circumstances under which the geneticists involved set about turning their work into a medical...