Comments on: Eye on DNA September Winner and October Contest http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/ How will it change your life? Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:16:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Eye on DNA Headlines for 1 November 2007 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-16327 Eye on DNA Headlines for 1 November 2007 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:36:58 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-16327 [...] randomly selected winner of the October Eye on DNA Comment Contest is Dr. Ramunas Janavicius of Cancer Genetics! He wins a copy of J. Craig Venter’s new book - [...] [...] randomly selected winner of the October Eye on DNA Comment Contest is Dr. Ramunas Janavicius of Cancer Genetics! He wins a copy of J. Craig Venter’s new book - [...]

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-15778 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:05:04 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-15778 Dean, Good to hear Dr. Collins is still thinking about science and medicine! (He seems to have strayed off topic a bit in recent months.) I'll be sure to check out the MLD Foundation. Dean, Good to hear Dr. Collins is still thinking about science and medicine! (He seems to have strayed off topic a bit in recent months.) I’ll be sure to check out the MLD Foundation.

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-15777 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:04:07 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-15777 Wilson, Thanks for the informative comment on colon cancer. Wilson, Thanks for the informative comment on colon cancer.

]]> By: Dean Suhr http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-15133 Dean Suhr Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:27:25 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-15133 Francis Collins is indeed alive and well. I heard him speak and met with him several times at the ASHG conference in San Diego this week. He spoke more about ENCODE, GINA, the Human Microbiome Project, the current reality that your knowing your personal genome today is not the key to knowing everything about your health (it may be in the future as science advances), and Secretary Leavitt's personalized medicine emphasis. Dean Suhr President <a href="http://www.mldfoundation.org" title="MLD Foundation"> Francis Collins is indeed alive and well. I heard him speak and met with him several times at the ASHG conference in San Diego this week. He spoke more about ENCODE, GINA, the Human Microbiome Project, the current reality that your knowing your personal genome today is not the key to knowing everything about your health (it may be in the future as science advances), and Secretary Leavitt’s personalized medicine emphasis.

Dean Suhr
President

]]> By: Wilson http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-14307 Wilson Tue, 23 Oct 2007 04:29:27 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-14307 I have involved in the project of genetic diagnosis of hereditary colorectal cancer several years and I'd like to share a little bit opinion about the field. The usefulness of the diagnosis depends on the knowledge of the disease, genetics and genes study. For the field of hereditary colorectal cancer (FAP and HNPCC), there are some information available from research and service, it is very useful for the index patient and their family member to take the diagnosis to deal with the cancer. Also as we knew the penetrate of APC mutation to cause FAP phenotype is almost 100%, while penetrate of MLH1 and MSH2 mutation to cause HNPCC phenotype can increase the cancer at least five fold, genetic diagnosis of APC gene can give more precise and accurate prediction (though MLH1 and MSH2 genetic diagnosis still provide important information of the index patient and their family member). I have involved in the project of genetic diagnosis of hereditary colorectal cancer several years and I’d like to share a little bit opinion about the field. The usefulness of the diagnosis depends on the knowledge of the disease, genetics and genes study. For the field of hereditary colorectal cancer (FAP and HNPCC), there are some information available from research and service, it is very useful for the index patient and their family member to take the diagnosis to deal with the cancer. Also as we knew the penetrate of APC mutation to cause FAP phenotype is almost 100%, while penetrate of MLH1 and MSH2 mutation to cause HNPCC phenotype can increase the cancer at least five fold, genetic diagnosis of APC gene can give more precise and accurate prediction (though MLH1 and MSH2 genetic diagnosis still provide important information of the index patient and their family member).

]]> By: ramunas http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-13906 ramunas Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:21:18 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-13906 When Watson is wrong, Venter is right :) Would love to read this book. When Watson is wrong, Venter is right :) Would love to read this book.

]]> By: ramunas http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-13759 ramunas Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:02:04 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-13759 well, after his recent fiasco regarding "superiority" claims, J. Watson is no longer any leading scientist to me... C. Venter has an interesting charisma, isn't he? I've read text in amazon about his new book, and liked his notes regarding public science and medicine. Therefore this book would be my digest and fit well near the Watson's "Double helix" or "DNA" on my shelf:) well, after his recent fiasco regarding “superiority” claims, J. Watson is no longer any leading scientist to me… C. Venter has an interesting charisma, isn’t he? I’ve read text in amazon about his new book, and liked his notes regarding public science and medicine.
Therefore this book would be my digest and fit well near the Watson’s “Double helix” or “DNA” on my shelf:)

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-10885 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:54:40 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-10885 Okie doke. The more comments you leave, the more chances you get! Okie doke. The more comments you leave, the more chances you get!

]]> By: Rick http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-10884 Rick Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:49:38 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-10884 I'm totally in this one! Add me to the contestants :) I’m totally in this one! Add me to the contestants :)

]]> By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-10879 Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD Mon, 01 Oct 2007 14:54:47 +0000 http://www.eyeondna.com/2007/10/01/eye-on-dna-september-winner-and-october-contest/#comment-10879 Hi Lesha, Consider yourself counted! :) Hi Lesha, Consider yourself counted! :)

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