http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/paternity-testing-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 13:24:57 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-testing-may-be-used-to-identify-bph-patients-with-increased-risk-of-prostate-cancer-116171-1.htm A new study has revealed that patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) carrying prostate cancer a (PCa) risk alleles are a potential target population for PCa screening and follow-up. The study was presented yesterday at the 28th Annual EAU Congress in Milan. The study aimed to evaluate the genetic predisposition of patients with BPH to developing prostate cancer, with findings suggesting that genetic testing may offer a new tool to identify BPH patients with increased risk to develop PrCa....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-testing-may-be-used-to-identify-bph-patients-with-increased-risk-of-prostate-cancer-116171-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/new-form-of-genetic-testing-more-accurate-in-tracing-tb-outbreaks-compared-to-standard-tests-114346-1.htm A new study published in the journal PLOS Medicine reveals that opting for a new form of genetic testing for tuberculosis causing bacteria can help provide more information on TB transmission and also improve the accuracy in tracing TB outbreaks compared to current standard test. A team of researchers led by Stefan Niemann from Forschungszentrum Borstel, Molecular Mycobacteriology, compared the results of the two types of tests on 86 M. tuberculosis isolates from a TB outbreak in the German ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/new-form-of-genetic-testing-more-accurate-in-tracing-tb-outbreaks-compared-to-standard-tests-114346-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/negative-reactions-from-consumers-to-the-results-of-genetic-testing-for-cancer-mutations-114310-1.htm A 23andMe study of consumers' reactions to genetic testing found that even when the tests revealed high-risk mutations in individuals, those individuals had few negative reactions to the news. Instead of inducing serious anxiety, the test results prompted people to take positive steps, including follow-up visits with a doctor and discussions with family members who could also be at risk. The study, titled "Dealing with the unexpected: Consumer responses to direct-access BRCA mutation testing" ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/negative-reactions-from-consumers-to-the-results-of-genetic-testing-for-cancer-mutations-114310-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/chromosomal-microarray-versus-karyotyping-for-prenatal-diagnosis-113881-1.htm Every expectant parent hopes and prays for a healthy baby. Careful consideration is given towards the well being of the baby by the mother-to-be for the entire duration of 9 months. But there are times when you can't stop thinking about the possible health problems of the baby especially in a high-risk pregnancy. If you are worrying about this most of the time, you are not alone. Fortunately, these days, there are numerous tests for pregnant women which reassure them of the health of the baby throughout their pregnancy....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/chromosomal-microarray-versus-karyotyping-for-prenatal-diagnosis-113881-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/german-parliament-approves-genetic-testing-of-embryos-113721-1.htm Despite strong opposition from church associations, Germany's upper house of parliament approved the testing of embryos after in vitro fertilization in some cases. The Bundesrat voted to allow so-called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos when one of the partners had a history of serious hereditary disease or if there was a high risk of stillbirth. The lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, gave its approval in July 2011 after an emotional three-and-a-half hour debate. Such ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/german-parliament-approves-genetic-testing-of-embryos-113721-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/dna-testing-kit-costing-99-can-help-individuals-identify-their-key-genetic-traits-112541-1.htm A California based genomics company has come out with a new DNA testing kit costing less than (Dollor) 100 through which people can learn about the key elements of their genetic composition. Carole Kushnir, who took a test out of simple curiosity about her genetic make-up, revealed a double risk of cancer, and Karen Durrett was led to her father she had never known after half a century. The two women are among 180,000 people who have paid to have key components of their DNA analysed by 23andMe, the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/dna-testing-kit-costing-99-can-help-individuals-identify-their-key-genetic-traits-112541-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/most-parents-interested-in-genetic-testing-for-siblings-of-children-with-autism-110881-1.htm 80 percent of parents with at least one child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) would pursue genetic testing. If a test were available that could identify risk in a younger sibling, citing the desire for earlier identification of children at risk, earlier evaluation and intervention, closer monitoring and lessened anxiety. The findings were reported in "Parental Interest in a Genetic Risk Assessment Test for Autism Spectrum Disorders," a survey published online today in the journal Clinical Pediatrics....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/most-parents-interested-in-genetic-testing-for-siblings-of-children-with-autism-110881-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/safe-chemotherapy-possible-via-genetic-testing-99286-1.htm A way of identifying breast cancer patients likely to suffer life-threatening side effects from chemotherapy has been detailed by scientists. Their research, reported in the Daily Mail, could eventually lead to safer treatments adapted to individual patients. The study of almost 1,100 breast cancer patients found 17 percent needed hospital care for potentially fatal infections after treatment with three widely used chemotherapy drugs. But it also found 15 percent of women in the study had a gene variant linked to the worst side effects....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/safe-chemotherapy-possible-via-genetic-testing-99286-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-testing-for-intellectual-disability-98384-1.htm bGenetic mutations are often responsible for intellectual disability, that is, an IQ level of less than 70/b. An IQ test can be done in late childhood at the earliest, but intellectual disability can be diagnosed before this time based on delay in milestone achievement by the child. The diagnosis may be established using genetic testing. Technological advances like array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH), single-nucleotide-polymorphism (SNP) genotyping arrays, and massively ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/genetic-testing-for-intellectual-disability-98384-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-for-Smoking-Cessation-96212-1.htm bSmokers' ability to quit smoking may be influenced by genetic variation. The use of genetic testing may hence increase cessation rates./bb /b biMore than 1.2 billion smokers exist worldwide, and tobacco smoking continues to be the largest preventable cause of disease and premature death./i/b With smoking it is true that cessation reverses most of its adverse effects. Although many pharmacological therapies are available, even then the cessation rate remains low as 15% ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-for-Smoking-Cessation-96212-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-in-Retinoblastoma-Management-93495-1.htm Multidisciplinary approach shows significant effect on the management of retinoblastoma (eye cancer), shows report in the November issue of IArchives of Ophthalmology,/I. "Retinoblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the developing retina, with an incidence of one case in 16,000 to 18,000 live births," the authors write as background information in the article. Mutation of the RB1 gene has been linked to some cases of retinoblastoma, and genetic testing of the RB1 gene has increased as techniques to analyze the gene have improved....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-in-Retinoblastoma-Management-93495-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Germany-Allows-Genetic-Testing-of-Embryos-87437-1.htm Lawmakers in Germany uphold the right of would-be parents to genetically test embyros after IVF. The Bundestag lower house of parliament voted to allow so-called pre-implantation genetic diagnosis of embryos when one of the partners had a serious hereditary disease in the family. Each case will also be subject to review by an ethics commission and mandate counselling for the concerned couple before testing can be carried out. Parliament took up the delicate issue after a federal ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Germany-Allows-Genetic-Testing-of-Embryos-87437-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Inadequate-Genetic-Testing-for-Inherited-Cardiac-Conditions-in-Europe-87001-1.htm While genetic inheritance is known to play a role in the multifactorial development of most diseases of the heart, there are also a number of clearly diagnosed cardiac conditions which owe their development to quite specific genetic abnormalities. When these genetic disorders affect the integrity of the heart's muscle they are known as a "cardiomyopathy"; when the disorder affects the heart's "excitability", it is known as a "channelopathy". Both conditions predispose to arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death - often in the young....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Inadequate-Genetic-Testing-for-Inherited-Cardiac-Conditions-in-Europe-87001-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Details-New-Genetic-Testing-Technology-for-IVF-Embryos-85469-1.htm A new technique, which helps couples that are affected by or are carriers of genetic diseases have in vitro fertilized babies free of both the disease in question and other chromosomal abnormalities has been developed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The results were reported in the April issue of IFertility and Sterility/I. Because embryos are so small and cells contain too little DNA to do extensive testing, researchers have in the past had to limit ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Details-New-Genetic-Testing-Technology-for-IVF-Embryos-85469-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Reveals-How-DNA-Testing-Could-Help-You-Track-Down-the-Perfect-Match-Online-84083-1.htm In some scary news, the latest tool for finding your perfect partner is DNA matching. A dating service set up by biology students in Munich, Germany, is testing subjects' DNA to find the most compatible gene pools, reports the Telegraph. The 120pounds-a-time Gmatch service uses saliva samples to test whether potential partners are compatible and claims a better success rate than any other matchmaking website. "When we meet someone for the first time, we know within seconds whether we're ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Research-Reveals-How-DNA-Testing-Could-Help-You-Track-Down-the-Perfect-Match-Online-84083-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-Kit-for-Prediction-of-Genetic-Diseases-in-an-Unborn-Child-82863-1.htm A DNA testing home kit which can predict the possibility of about 250 recessive genetic diseases being passed on to an unborn child has been developed by a Sydney based company, Lumigenix. Clients can do this test themselves by taking a sample of their saliva and sending it to the company. The DNA is tested in the company's laboratory and the results of the test are posted online. The client can access their information by giving the correct password. Researchers feel that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-Kit-for-Prediction-of-Genetic-Diseases-in-an-Unborn-Child-82863-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Use-of-Genetic-Testing-Kits-Need-Deliberation-82068-1.htm Genetic testing kits may not get ready approval from federal regulators as an FDA advisory panel has warned of the danger of misinterpretation of results. Companies would be discouraged from selling directly to the customers, for the panel has advised that medical professionals should sign their approval either for ordering the tests or for interpreting the results. This definitely restricts the easy availability of the tests or results without validation. Although many genetic tests are only available ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Use-of-Genetic-Testing-Kits-Need-Deliberation-82068-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Most-Parents-Prefer-Genetic-Testing-for-Melanoma-in-Their-Children-78377-1.htm The vast majority of parents who tested positive for a genetic mutation that increases the risk of melanoma (the most serious form of skin cancer) support genetic testing of their children or grandchildren. Results of the two-year study at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U) appear in the December issue of the journal IGenetics in Medicine/I. The data could lead to the establishment of formal, evidence-based guidelines for genetic testing of people younger than 18 years....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Most-Parents-Prefer-Genetic-Testing-for-Melanoma-in-Their-Children-78377-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-in-Puerto-Rico-Awareness-High-Use-Low-74906-1.htm Although general awareness of genetic testing is high among Puerto Ricans, its actual use is low, claims data presented at the Third AACR Conference. Genetic tests are increasingly being offered direct-to-consumers through the Internet and other venues, providing individual access to genetic tests without the involvement or consultation of a health care provider. Researchers analyzed data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) conducted in Puerto Rico in 2009. Adults were ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-in-Puerto-Rico-Awareness-High-Use-Low-74906-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-Over-50-Percent-More-Sensitive-Than-Cytology-Testing-for-HPV-71141-1.htm A community-based study in Mexico has revealed that HPV DNA testing for precancers and cervical cancers is over 50 per cent more sensitive than cytology testing for the same conditions. Results of the largest HPV DNA primary screening study ever to be performed in a Latin American country point to the readiness of HPV DNA testing for large-scale implementation in Mexico and are published online today (8 July 2010) in ICancer, Causes and Controls/I. Attila Lorincz, Professor of Molecular ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-Over-50-Percent-More-Sensitive-Than-Cytology-Testing-for-HPV-71141-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Retailing-Genetic-Testing-Kit-FDA-Steps-In-Supermarket-Steps-Back-68910-1.htm Leading supermarket chain Walgreen is putting on hold its plans sell the genetic testing kits of Pathway Genomics even as the FDA wades in. The US Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to Pathway Genomics informing the firm that its genetic testing kit requires marketing clearance from the agency. Pathway Genomics' tests purport to examine saliva samples to assess a person's risk of getting more than 70 diseases including heart disease, hypertension and lung cancer. The company also offers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Retailing-Genetic-Testing-Kit-FDA-Steps-In-Supermarket-Steps-Back-68910-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-Firm-Goes-Bankrupt-What-Will-Happen-To-The-Data-Now-61109-1.htm An Icelandic DNA testing firm, deCODE, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in a US court. What will happen to all the data it holds? That is a question agitating many in the west. For the DNA profiles belonging to thousands of people are to be transferred to a new organisation. The genetic records of its customers will now be held by Saga Investments, a venture capital group that has agreed to buy deCODE's core science operations, including its deCODEme personalised genetic testing service. deCODE ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-Firm-Goes-Bankrupt-What-Will-Happen-To-The-Data-Now-61109-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-to-be-Speeded-Up-by-New-Ultrasensitive-Electronic-Sensor-57182-1.htm A new ultrasensitive electronic sensor that would speed up DNA testing for disease diagnosis and biological research has been developed by scientists at Singapore. The novel electronic sensor array would be rapid, accurate and cost-efficient. According to lead researcher Dr Zhiqiang Gao, from Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the Nanogap Sensor Array has shown "excellent" sensitivity at detecting trace amounts of DNA. "By saving time and lowering expenses, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/DNA-Testing-to-be-Speeded-Up-by-New-Ultrasensitive-Electronic-Sensor-57182-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Online-Genetic-Testing-for-Lung-Cancer-may-Have-Some-Benefits-53901-1.htm Scientists at the National Institutes of Health were concerned about private companies that offer online genetic testing. They evaluated responses to an online test among smokers who did or did not have a common genetic variant associated with risk for lung cancer. The results, published in a recent issue of ICancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers (and) Prevention/I, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, raise a new set of questions, but also allay some of the early concerns. "Up ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Online-Genetic-Testing-for-Lung-Cancer-may-Have-Some-Benefits-53901-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/California-Cracks-Down-on-Companies-Offering-Genetic-Testing-Online-38182-1.htm California has asked genetic-testing companies offering their services online to keep off the state residents. It is the second big state to do so. The state health department sent cease-and-desist letters to 13 such firms. High-profile gene testing companies that operate in California include 23andMe, founded by the wife of a top Google billionaire, and Navigenics, based in Redwood Shores. Both companies use DNA chips to scan a person's genome for gene variants that can be used to predict increased ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/California-Cracks-Down-on-Companies-Offering-Genetic-Testing-Online-38182-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Quality-of-Direct-to-Consumer-Genetic-Testing-Raises-Concern-34361-1.htm A leading scientist has voiced concern against the influx of many companies offering 'at home' genetic tests for disease risk, and believes that such marketing may still be premature. Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), has said that these 'at home' genomic tests, while considered advantageous may also have its shortcomings. 'Health professionals are now faced with the prospect of their patients coming to the office, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Quality-of-Direct-to-Consumer-Genetic-Testing-Raises-Concern-34361-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-may-Help-to-Pinpoint-Diagnosis-Treatment-for-Severe-Migrane-30298-1.htm People with a severe type of migraine in which one side of the body becomes weak should consider genetic testing, according to research that has found familial genes for this type of migraine in people who did not have family members experiencing the problem. The findings are published in the December 4, 2007, issue of Neurology (Regd) , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. "Our findings have important clinical implications," said study author Michel D. Ferrari, MD, PhD, with Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-may-Help-to-Pinpoint-Diagnosis-Treatment-for-Severe-Migrane-30298-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Term-Home-Genetic-Testing-Kits-as-Waste-of-Money-30114-1.htm Experts have warned that the genetic tests, which claim to predict the risk of developing life-threatening diseases, are a waste of money and can frighten healthy people. The tests, which often cost 500 pounds, are mostly available over the Internet and the market for them is expanding. They claim to calculate the risk of contracting diseases including Alzheimer's, cancer and diabetes. These tests have featured on television programmes in which celebrities undergo genetic testing to discover their risk of potentially fatal diseases....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Experts-Term-Home-Genetic-Testing-Kits-as-Waste-of-Money-30114-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Many-Doctors-Unaware-of-the-Benefits-of-Genetic-Testing-Still-Not-Known-to-Many-28520-1.htm A New Zealand study seems to show people at large still remain ignorant of the benefits genetic tests can bring to the health of individuals, families and communities. Such seems to be the case many doctors too, it says. The report by the University of Otago-based Human Genome Research Project covers almost the entire gamut of genetic testing, embryos, newborns, children and communities, and examining new testing technologies and their implications. Project leader and Dean of the Law Faculty, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Many-Doctors-Unaware-of-the-Benefits-of-Genetic-Testing-Still-Not-Known-to-Many-28520-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/US-FDA-Suggests-Genetic-Testing-for-Prescribing-Anti-coagulant-25166-1.htm The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised doctors to get a patient's genetic profile before prescribing warfarin, one of the most widely used drugs on the market. Sold under the trade name Coumadin, it is taken by people who have had blood clots in their legs or lungs, who have suffered strokes while taking aspirin or who are at increased risk of having a stroke because of atrial fibrillation -- an abnormal heart rhythm. About 2 million Americans start taking warfarin each year....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/US-FDA-Suggests-Genetic-Testing-for-Prescribing-Anti-coagulant-25166-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-Helping-Cancer-Survivors-Fight-For-Their-Loved-Ones-21586-1.htm DALLAS, Family members of those who are successfully fighting cancer are protecting themselves and their families from the disease through genetic testing and hereditary cancer risk assessment. Genetic testing offers early detection and the opportunity to not only reduce the risk of cancer, but to save lives. Genetic testing identifies whether or not an individual has an increased risk for certain types of cancer. While you don't inherit cancer, you can inherit a higher risk for developing it....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genetic-Testing-Helping-Cancer-Survivors-Fight-For-Their-Loved-Ones-21586-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18359 Genetic testing for eye disease is providing vital information about complex retinal diseases, especially when used to confirm a clinician's diagnosis. In a newly published review of such tests that were conducted over a five-year period at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, scientists were able to confirm a clinician's diagnosis in half of the cases. The testing took place in the laboratory of Radha Ayyagari, Ph.D., director of Kellogg's Ophthalmic Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=18359 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16701 Mount Sinai School of Medicine and EXACT Sciences Corporation announced today the publication of results from a prospective, multi-center study of stool DNA testing. The study found that the test demonstrated an 88% sensitivity for colorectal cancer, and with equal detection across all stages of cancer, regardless of the cancer's location in the colon. "This study confirms that stool-based DNA technologies can achieve high sensitivities for detecting colorectal cancer," stated Steven Itzkowitz, M....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=16701 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15532 Amniocentesis is the most commonly prescribed invasive test performed during pregnancies in the United States. Most women fear them while doctors recommend them based on guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. These guidelines stem from past research studies and recommendations by the CDC that were based only on maternal age. Studies that are decades old have suggested that amniocentesis increases the rate of miscarriage by 0.5% or 1 in 200 pregnancies. However, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15532 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15352 Scientists at Brigham and Women's are optimistic about personalized medicine enabled through genetic testing, slated to be the route map of the future. Personalized medicine would not only involve forecasting the presence of a certain disease, ascertained by presence of the specific gene, but will also enable early prevention strategies. The personalized genetic testing envisaged, will not only predict cardiovascular diseases, but will unravel the genetic blue prints for many common diseases like breast cancer, osteoporosis and diabetes....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=15352 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12792 Home DNA testing kits claiming to analyze consumers' DNA for genes which affect diseases like heart disease, cancer, or diabetes are misleading because they provide results that are ambiguous, medically unproven, or both, according to federal investigators. These were the results from an investigation by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which has led to a Senate hearing into direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Genetic test kits are often advertised on the Internet, in prices ranging from less than (Dollor) 100 to about (Dollor) 400....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12792 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10487 According to the recent study it is said that researchers are going to improve the already available test kits to detect mental illness by DNA profiling. They are going to develop test kits which can help the physicians to detect illness such as schizophrenia and autism. The skin tests are to be developed at the first genetics laboratory in the Highlands, which opened near Inverness. By the end of 2008 these kits can be used in remote areas, many miles from specialist psychiatric help. As a progenitor ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=10487 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=5648 Embryonic genetic testing is boosting the success rate of IVF pregnancies. However, the capacity to screen for non-life threatening illnesses and to create babies with specific tissue types or physical attributes also raises difficult ethical issues. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, or PGD, has been available for several years for couples who want to avoid passing on genetic conditions to their babies. PGD allows couples with a family history of conditions such as cystic fibrosis or Down syndrome ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=5648 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2632 Experts have now developed a DNA test capable of identifying myelodysplasia ( MDS ).MDS is a blood disorder that can lead to leukemia or fatal infections and bleeding. Patients often don't find out they have the disease until it's too late for early treatment. About 15,000 to 20,000 people a year are diagnosed with MDS. The condition is most common in those over age 60. Researchers took blood samples from people suspected of having a more treatable, non-malignant form of bone marrow disease. ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2632