Category: Patients
Bonding over turkey and heritable disease

By: David Shifrin, PhD Science Writer, Filament Life Science Communications A lot of stories get told around the Thanksgiving table that tend to be, well, less than historically accurate. What better time to push family lore just a little bit further than when everyone’s there to join fun? And then there are the old wives tales […]


Tue. November 24, 2015
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Genetic Counseling Recommended for Young Colorectal Cancer Patients

By: David Shifrin, PhD Science Writer, Filament Life Science Communications The value of genetic counseling for both patients and families has been reinforced by a recent study on colorectal cancer out of MD Anderson Cancer Center. The study, titledHigh Prevalence of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes in Adolescents and Young Adults With Colorectal Cancer and published in the […]


Tue. September 8, 2015
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Patients with schizophrenia display an increased burden of detrimental variants, according to a new genome-wide study

By: David Shifrin, PhD Science Writer, Filament Life Science Communications Uncovering the etiologies of mental diseases has been a huge challenge for scientists and clinicians alike. The underlying processes that lead to mental illness are multifactorial, with biological, genetic and environmental/lifestyle contributors all playing a role. Though we are still a long way off from a […]


Wed. August 12, 2015
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ASHG Issues Updated Position Statement on Genetic Testing in Minors

By: David Shifrin, PhD Science Writer, Filament Life Science Communications The American Society of Human Genetics has just released a new position statement about genetic testing of minors. The statement, titled “Points to Consider: Ethical, Legal and Psychosocial Implications of Genetic Testing in Children and Adolescents,” was published at the beginning of July in the American […]


Thu. July 23, 2015
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