PNB Genetics News & Research
Anticipate and Communicate: Ethical Management of Incidental and Secondary Findings in the Clinical, Research, and Direct-to-Consumer Contexts
By Christine Weiner
American Journal of Epidemiology
Volume 180, Issue 6
August 22, 2014
Abstract
Genomic population research increases the possibility of finding genetic coding anomalies that are ... Read more »
Multitasking Gene May Help Drone Operators Control Robotic Swarms
By Jeremy Hsu
Scientific American
Aug 26, 2014
A genetic variant that keeps dopamine levels high could lead to personalized training and also benefit personnel in ... Read more »
The Ethics of How to Manage Incidental Findings
By Carolyn Ells and Brett D. Thombs
Canadian Medical Association Journal
June 10, 2014
Incidental findings are becoming increasingly common as advanced medical technologies are used in ... Read more »
Rare Copy Number Variation in Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
Colm O’Dushlaine, Stephan Ripke & Douglas M. Ruderfer, et al.
Biological Psychiatry
October 1, 2014
Volume 76, Issue 7 pp 536-541
Background
While antidepressant treatment response appears to ... Read more »
Genetic Studies of Major Depressive Disorder: Why Are There No Genome-wide Association Study Findings and What Can We Do About It?
Douglas F. Levinsonemail, Sara Mostafavi, Yuri Milaneschi, Margarita Rivera, Stephan Ripke, Naomi R. Wray & Patrick F. Sullivan
Biological Psychiatry
Volume 76, Issue 7 pp 510-512. ... Read more »
Genotype-Environment Correlation in the Era of DNA
Robert Plomin
September 2014
Behavior Genetics
Abstract
One of John Loehlin’s many contributions to the field of behavioral genetics involves gene-environment (GE) correlation. The empirical base for ... Read more »
Gene×Environment Interactions in Early Externalizing Behaviors: Parental Emotional Support and Socioeconomic Context as Moderators of Genetic Influences?
Amanda K. Cheung, Kathryn Paige Harden, & Elliot M. Tucker-Drob
Behavior Genetics
September 2014
Volume 44, Issue 5
Abstract
This study uses longitudinal population-based samples of young siblings ... Read more »
Problems and Pit-Falls in Testing for G × E and Epistasis in Candidate Gene Studies of Human Behavior
Lindon Eaves & Brad Verhulst
Behavior Genetics
September 2014
Abstract
Conclusions about the genetic architecture of a phenotype relating to the contributions of genetic additivity, dominance, epistasis ... Read more »
Candidate Genes for Aggression and Antisocial Behavior: A Meta-analysis of Association Studies of the 5HTTLPR and MAOA-uVNTR
Courtney A. Ficks & Irwin D. Waldman
September 2014
Behavior Genetics
Volume 44, Issue 5 pp. 427-444
Abstract
Variation in central serotonin levels due to genetic mutations or experimental ... Read more »
‘Smart genes’ prove elusive
By Ewen Callaway
September 8, 2014
Nature
Study of more than 100,000 people finds three genetic variants for IQ — but their effects are maddeningly small.
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