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That awkward moment …

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

when you realize that the genetic risk of that allele you carry was calculated using a small population from south-western-upper-middle-eurasia-stan … and doesn’t really apply to your individual situation.

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Consent through the ages

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

thank you ugly renaissance babies.

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Will consumers and insurance companies be able to screw each other with access to personal genomes?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on February 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Perhaps just a little bit.  One Law Professor’s experience. “As it happens, … It turned out that I had a genetic variant that implied a moderately increased risk of meningioma, the second most common type of brain tumor. The information came a little late to be useful. Last summer, … found me half conscious on [...]

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Students implement the -ome of -omes

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Check out the Interpretome! developed by students and staff at Stanford University. – I have 17 European alleles and 3 East Asian alleles … the genetic proof is in … white boys can’t jump. – I have 17 out of 32 Type 2 Diabetes risk alleles … put down those carbs now … and 19 [...]

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That 70s personal genome

Posted in Chromosome structural variants, tagged , , , , on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »

“Listen Eric, you should think about how useful your newfangled Personal Genome is going to be.  There are a lot of reasons why all this information doesn’t tell you much” “For example, have you thought about epigenetic effects that might be environmentally induced and can be transmitted across multiple subsequent generations?  Genotypes of individuals in [...]

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Your son’s future in 27 words and 2 genotypes

Posted in 5HTT, Amygdala, TPH2, tagged , , on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Dear Mrs. Jones, The genetic profiling results show that your son carries 2 copies of the so-called “short” allele at the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and also 2 copies of the T allele of the G-703T polymorphism (rs4570625) in the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) gene. Some studies find correlations between this genotype and higher [...]

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Dorothy Bishop profiles mygeneprofile

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on December 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Great commentary by neuroscientist Dorothy Bishop on the limits of personal genomics …

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Personal freedom of genome access vs. innovation-crushing government regulation

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia Pointer to Daniel MacArthur’s (Genomes Unzipped) post on the recent political grandstanding in consumer genetics. This blog is more genomes, brains, social entrepreneurship and health 2.0 – than politics.   Hopefully the political phase will soon pass and some sensible regulations will preserve the right of consumers to access their genomes, while protecting [...]

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Tracking your inner yogi on the web

Posted in Mindfulness, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Image by jurvetson via Flickr Like many folks, I generally feel better ever since I started practicing yoga.  Outwardly, my body is (slowly) growing stronger and more flexible and perhaps (hopefully) soon, I’ll even lose a few pounds.  However, even if I was to convince myself that looked slimmer (skinny mirrors?), the only way to [...]

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echoblog: Dad, Mom ‘n kids go all-in for full sequence

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia just a pointer to: Genetic Future’s pointer to the recent article, “Family become first to have DNA sequenced for non-medical reasons“.    The father suggests, “it will be ethically improper if you don’t have your children sequenced“. Early days.

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Genes in the brain are like genes in muscles

Posted in Basal Ganglia, Caudate nucleus, DAT, Dopamine, Putamen, Substantia nigra, Subthalamic nucleus, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Image by theloushe via Flickr ** PODCAST accompanies this post** I have a little boy who loves to run and jump and scream and shout – a lot.  And by this, I mean running – at full speed and smashing his head into my gut,  jumping – off the couch onto my head,  screaming – [...]

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Genetic road signs for super-size coffee SUV drivers

Posted in ADORA2A, DRD2, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you’re a coffee drinker, you may have noticed the new super-sized portions available at Starbucks.  On this note, it may be worth noting that caffeine is a potent psychoactive substance of which – too much – can turn your buzz into a full-blown panic disorder.  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for psychiatry outlines a [...]

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SLC1A1 SNPs as tiny deliveries on payment of big promise

Posted in SLC1A1, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia In their forecast “The World in 2010” special issue, the Economist points to “The looming crisis in human genetics” wherein scientists will reluctantly acknowledge that, even with super-cheap genome sequencing tools, we may not soon understand how genetic variation contributes to complex illness.  The argument is a valid one to be sure, [...]

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Indulging my inner rat over a few drinks

Posted in ADH1C, Amygdala, Caudate nucleus, CDH13, GATA4, Striatum, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image by Scrunchleface via Flickr A recent GWAS study identified the 3′ region of the liver- (not brain) expressed PECR gene (rs7590720(G) and rs1344694(T)) on chromosome 2 as a risk factor for alcohol dependency.  These results, as reported by Treutlein et al., in “Genome-wide Association Study of Alcohol Dependence” were based on a population of [...]

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NIH Director lets his hair down on Colbert

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia Science IS fun … props to Francis Collins for going out on a limb for the younger crowd on the Colbert Report.

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echoblog: Buzz on direct-to-consumer genetic (hype) testing

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia pointers to: “Personalized Genetics: DTC Genetic Tests Are Hype” and “The World of Genetic Genealogy and DTC Genetic Testing Never Sleeps…“ Even though the data collection technology still outpaces the deeper understanding of the data, we’re learning more and more all the time.

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Webcast to NIH conference on family history information

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

pointer to next week’s conference in Bethesda NIH State-of-the-Science Conference: Family History and Improving Health.  From the website, “Family history is also critical to determining who will benefit from genetic testing for both common and rare conditions, and can facilitate interpretation of genetic test results.”  You can watch live or later via an archived webcast!

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Coriell personalized genome data starts to flow

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia Last summer I took a day to drive to Camden, NJ to attend a free lecture & spit event at the Coriell Institute.  Today, I was pleased to find that the data are flowing through their user-friendly web portal.  After about 40 minutes of standardized online family, lifestyle & medical history questionnaires, [...]

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echoblog: Freakonomics hosts Anne Wojcicki

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image via CrunchBase pointer to: Great Q&A on Freakonomics with 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki. Nice overview of peoples’ concerns and interests in personal genomes.

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Resting state networks interact with APOE genotype to reveal risk decades before Alzheimer’s degeneration

Posted in APOE, Frontal cortex, Hippocampus, Middle temporal gyrus, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Image via Wikipedia Few genes have been studies as intensely as apolipoprotein E (APOE).  In particular, one of its variants, the epsilon-4 allele has been especially scrutinized because it is correlated with an earlier onset (about 10 years earlier than average) of Alzheimer’s Disease.  Among the many roles of APOE – its just a tiny [...]

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