Center for Preventive Care and Genetics

11/29/2023

Enjoy this new jazzy Christmas song! May the music of the season uplift us all.

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01/01/2023

Wishing everyone a healthy & joyful New Year!

12/16/2021

06/28/2021

With the extreme heat in Southern California, please keep aware of these symptoms of heat-related illness. Stay cool and hydrated and look out for each other.

It's 🔥hot🔥 out there. Know the signs of heat-related illnesses and what to do if you or someone around you experiences them ⬇️

06/15/2021

Heat wave in Southern California. Please stay cool and well-hydrated!

12/22/2020

Dazzling! Wishing everyone a healthy and happy winter.

12/10/2020

Please stay safe and reach out if you need help.

COVID-19 is surging in LA County. Get the help, resources and support you need.

12/08/2020

Information from CDC on mRNA vaccines against .

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines teach our cells how to make a piece of a protein to trigger an immune response and build immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19. mRNA does not affect or interact with a person’s DNA, and the cell breaks down and gets rid of the mRNA as soon as it is finished using these instructions.

Learn about mRNA vaccines and how they work: https://bit.ly/39KeCPK.

11/01/2020

Do you know your family's medical history? Here's a tool to help you gather information on potential health risks.

Family health history is one of the most important genetic tools available, and it’s free! During , take time to compile your family health history so you and your healthcare provider can better manage your health risks. https://bit.ly/37MKuCc

10/19/2020

Exome study at Yale on patients with congenital hydrocephalus revealed de novo mutations in twelve genes affecting brain development and uncovered what appears to be two new Mendelian syndromes (associated with the TRIM71 & SMARCC1 genes).

Researchers uncovered rare, damaging mutations in genes involved in early brain development among 22 percent of 381 sporadic congenital hydrocephalus cases.

10/19/2020

Information on COVID-19 in patients with Down syndrome.

Down syndrome and COVID-19: more severe course and hospitalized at younger ages https://go.nature.com/3lVwLN5

10/01/2020

Researchers have produced a molecular and cellular map of the human heart, reflecting differences in gene activity in various cells and illuminating cardiac physiology.

Highly detailed map of the human heart could guide personalized heart treatments.

09/04/2020

Have a cool, safe, and happy weekend.

08/27/2020

Our office is now offering virtual genetic consults for pre-conceptional genetic screening, proactive genetic screening (for disease predisposition), and testing for known familial mutations. HIPAA compliant. Contactless specimen collection.

06/23/2020

DNA-encoded antibodies might help fight the next pandemic. How? Genes encoding for specific antibodies are delivered directly into muscle cells, which then translate the DNA into protective immunoglobulins.

Potential weapons against covid-19 include manufactured antibodies, serum transfusions from survivors, antivirals, steroids, and more than 100 vaccine candidates, some now advancing toward decisive tests in volunteers. But there’s another approach to battling the virus—one that hasn’t won much...

06/18/2020

Wear a mask. Save a life.

Californians must wear masks in all indoor public spaces under a mandate announced Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom designed to slow the spread of COVID-19.

06/15/2020

Pre-med? Interested in pediatrics? Fascinated by genetics? Spend your summer learning both at . Class begins June 22.

This course introduces students to the major genetic syndromes that appear in childhood, from their molecular, physical, and behavioral underpinnings to their risk factors, epidemiology, and public health implications.

05/11/2020

Planning a pregnancy in the middle of a pandemic can be challenging. Our office is offering virtual visits for pre-conceptional genetic screening and counseling. See our website for details on our services.

05/03/2020

Suffering from overload? Delve into a different world with me this summer. My course, "Pediatric Genetics: Teratology, Dysmorphology, and Developmental Delay," starts June 22 online at .

This course introduces students to the major genetic syndromes that appear in childhood, from their molecular, physical, and behavioral underpinnings to their risk factors, epidemiology, and public health implications.

05/01/2020

CDC has just launched , a consortium of public health systems, commercial labs, and universities performing rapid genomic sequencing of the novel coronavirus, enabling close monitoring of its evolution and transmission in the U.S.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus (more specifically, a coronavirus) identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

04/14/2020

Rutgers geneticists have received FDA authorization for their new COVID-19 test that detects coronavirus RNA in saliva.

Clinical genomics researchers at Rutgers University have received the FDA’s first emergency authorization for a COVID-19 diagnostic test that uses easy-to-collect saliva samples instead of the more difficult deep nose swabs.

04/02/2020

Genetic Alliance and LunaDNA are collecting data on patient experiences with . See the link for info.

Fight To End COVID-19.

03/30/2020

Large scale genomic studies are underway looking for genetic variants that affect susceptibility to COVID-19. ACE2 and HLA genes are potential candidates.

Projects drawing on large biobanks and COVID-19 patients aim to find genetic differences that predict who will get seriously ill after an infection

03/27/2020

For the latest on public health genomics, precision health, and coronavirus go to CDC's dedicated webpage:

The mission of the Public Health Genomics is to integrate advances in human genetics into public health research, policy, and programs

03/24/2020

Discipline and endurance are the keys to overcoming this virus.

03/16/2020

-19 can be transmitted asymptomatically. Operate with the assumption that everyone is carrying the virus. Stay clean. Stay separate. Stay safe.

03/05/2020

Oregon researchers are attempting to treat Leber congenital amaurosis, a hereditary form of blindness, with in vivo gene editing techniques. Through a micropipette, they instill several drops of gene editing material beneath the retina. They expect that if one tenth to one third of cells are effectively corrected, vision will be restored.

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.

03/04/2020

Taking into consideration asymptomatic individuals with COVID-19, the overall mortality rate from the infection may be lower than initially estimated. It's all about how you define the denominator. The more data we gather, the better we'll know. Precautions remain important due to morbidity risks.

According to new information from a Chinese patient cohort, the fatality rate may be 'considerably less than 1%,' instead of the 2% previously reported, write Anthony Fauci, MD, and colleagues.

02/28/2020

Anxiety about can itself be detrimental to your immune system. One more reason to prepare instead of panic. Stay informed, but don't obsess. Eat well, sleep well, and take good care of yourself.

Research regarding stress and its relation to the immune system has always been of interest for the medical and scientific community. In relation to the “Stress and Immunity” Research Topic we have to recognize the existence of two distant and seemingly unrelated forms of stress: physicochemical...