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Genetic Predictors of Treatment-Induced Viral Clearance in Hepatitis C Drs. Dermot McGovern and Gil Melmed comment on a study published in Nature on the ability of an IL-28B polymorphism to predict sustained viral response to hepatitis C treatment.
Viewpoint, November 2009
Plasma HIV RNA is a Risk Factor for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma John G. Bartlett, MD, comments on this observational study that establishes viral load as a risk factor for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in people living with HIV/AIDS.
Viewpoint, November 2009
Physicians Are Talking About: Tort Reform: Does Saying "I'm Sorry" Help? Physicians are often reluctant to apologize for clinical errors because their words can be used in malpractice litigation as admissions of fault. MPC members discuss whether saying "I'm sorry" can help.
Commentary, November 2009
The Genetics of Asthma: An Expert Interview With Scott T. Weiss, MD, MS Dr. Scott Weiss discusses how pharmacogenetics can play a role in optimizing asthma medications and how genetic studies might be used to understand the development and progression of the disease.
Expert Interview, November 2009
Molecular Techniques Yield Many More Strains Than Culturing Molecular techniques can detect more bacteria than conventional cultures, raising questions regarding the current empirical treatment choices. Commentary offered by John G. Bartlett, MD.
Viewpoint, November 2009
The Medscape Cancer Survivorship Survey In his latest video blog, Dr. Maurie Markman encourages viewers to participate in the Medscape survey for healthcare providers that discusses cancer survivor care.
Commentary, November 2009
Joint Pain Associated With Aromatase Inhibitors in Patients With Breast Cancer In her latest video blog, Dr. Kathy Miller comments on a new study examining the incidence of arthralgia associated with aromatase inhibitor therapy in patients with breast cancer.
Commentary, November 2009
FOXL2 Mutation Associated With Adult Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors Dr. Maurie Markman comments on a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine highlighting the role of a mutation in FOXL2 in the development and/or progression of granulosa cell tumors.
Viewpoint, November 2009
Best Evidence Review: Sigmoidoscopy May Be Effective but Raises Serious Questions Flexible sigmoidoscopy vs colonoscopy: Which do clinicians recommend and are these decisions evidence based and cost-effective?
Commentary, November 2009
CDC Commentary: 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in Pregnancy Pregnant women are 1 of the 5 initial target groups for the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine. In this video commentary, Sonja Rasmussen, MD, MS, Senior Scientist at CDC, reviews the latest guidelines.
Commentary, November 2009

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A study presented at the ASHG annual meeting found 5 new loci associated with susceptibility for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), but less than 50% of the risk for SLE can be explained by known genetic changes. How likely or not likely are you to consider testing for a genetic change that only contributes to a small proportion of disease risk?

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Genetic Predictors of Treatment-Induced Viral Clearance in Hepatitis C Drs. Dermot McGovern and Gil Melmed comment on a study published in Nature on the ability of an IL-28B polymorphism to predict sustained viral response to hepatitis C treatment.
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