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'Adherence to mammographic screening recommendations following BRCA1/2 testing is generally assessed through self-reports. However, the validity of self-reported mammography by women who had undergone BRCA1/2 genetic testing is still unknown,' [...]

CHICAGO - Research on an investigational DNA methylation test for colorectal cancer demonstrated that the only clinical variable that influenced test results was age, according to results presented at the [...]

New research, 'Is genetic screening necessary for determining the possibility of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients,' is the subject of a report. In this recent report, researchers in Manisa, Turkey [...]

A report, 'Characterisation of unclassified variants in the BRCA1/2 genes with a putative effect on splicing,' is newly published data in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 'A subset of the [...]

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Factors affecting encouragement of relatives among families with Lynch syndrome to seek medical assessment.' According to the authors of a study from Tokyo, [...]

Current study results from the report, 'Communication of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic test results to health care providers following genetic testing at a tertiary care center,' have been published. According [...]

Current study results from the report, 'BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and breast cancer,' have been published. According to the authors of recent research from Toronto, Canada, 'Genetic testing for BRCA [...]

According to the authors of recent research from New Haven, Connecticut, 'Purpose of review The molecular work-up of thyroid nodules on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology samples has given clinicians [...]

According to the authors of recent research published in the journal Genetics in Medicine, 'Coverage policies for genetic services for hereditary cancers are of interest because the services influence cancer [...]

'This study was aimed to evaluate the clinical value of plasma methylation analysis of a panel of four genes (APC, GSTP1, RASSF1A, and SFRP1), which was identified by our previous [...]

According to the authors of a study from Denver, Colorado, 'Objective To investigate the potential contribution of germline sequence alterations in the BAP1 gene in uveal melanoma (UM) patients with [...]

'Genomic expression profiling of tumors is used to individualize early-stage breast cancer treatment. However, very little is known about patients' understanding of and desired information about these tests, such as [...]

New research, 'Understanding patterns of health communication in families at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer: examining the effect of conclusive versus indeterminate genetic test results,' is the subject of [...]

Data detailed in 'Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in women with breast carcinoma In Situ and referred for genetic testing' have been presented. According to the authors of recent [...]

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b2e536/genetic_testing_ma) has announced the addition of the 'Genetic Testing Market and Forecast. Global Analysis 2010 - 2015' report to their offering (see also Research and Markets). The [...]

'Deleterious mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 include those identified by sequencing technology as well as large genomic rearrangements (LGR). The main testing laboratory in the United States, Myriad Genetics Laboratory [...]

A new study, 'Genomic profiling of submucosal-invasive gastric cancer by array-based comparative genomic hybridization,' is now available. 'Genomic copy number aberrations (CNAs) in gastric cancer have already been extensively characterized [...]

'Hepatocellular carcinoma has an increasing incidence and high mortality. Treatment options are limited if the disease is not diagnosed in its early stage,' scientists in Louvain, Belgium report (see also [...]

A new study, 'Molecular classification and clonal differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma: the step forward for patient selection for liver transplantation,' is now available. According to the authors of recent research [...]

Personalised medicine, the tailoring of medical treatment and prevention to the characteristics of each patient, is currently driving a shift in medical practice. Increasingly, drug therapy can be optimized based [...]

UBC researchers have invented a silicone chip that could make genetic analysis far more sensitive, rapid, and cost-effective by allowing individual cells to fall into place like balls in a [...]

Researchers detail in 'Methylation analysis of MLH1 improves the selection of patients for genetic testing in Lynch syndrome,' new data in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer. 'Inactivation of MLH1 due to [...]

Fresh data on Biomedical Engineering are presented in the report 'Genetic diagnosis of cancer by fuzzy-rough gene selection and the complementary hierarchical fuzzy classifier.' According to the authors of recent [...]

2003 APR 1 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Among family members of patients with a certain type of hereditary colon cancer, only approximately half chose to undergo genetic testing, and [...]

2003 FEB 25 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from the United States, "Colorectal cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in United States. "While [...]

2002 AUG 20 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Studying the genes active in early stage lung cancers may help identify which patients are at greatest risk of dying, allowing their [...]