Population Research
Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet™)
In 1998, the Office of Public Health Genomics established the Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet™) to help translate genetic research findings into opportunities for preventive medicine and public health by advancing the synthesis, interpretation, and dissemination of population-based data on human genetic variation in health and disease.
HuGENet™ is interested in establishing collaborations with individuals and organizations working on population-based research involving genetic information. Learn how to participate in HuGENet™.
Read more about HuGENet™ in the decade report (10 Years of Public Health Genomics at CDC 1997 - 2007)
Email the HuGE team at HuGE@cdc.gov.
HuGENet™ Resources
- HuGE Navigator
- Coordinating centers
- Collaborators
- Workshops
- Reviews
- Case studies
- Book
- Bibliography
- Frequently Asked Questions
What's New in HuGE
New publication
The Scientific Foundation for personal genomics: recommendations from a National Institutes of Health-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention multidisciplinary workshop.
Khoury MJ, McBride CM, Schully SD, Ioannidis JP, Feero WG, Janssens AC, Gwinn M, Simons-Morton DG, Bernhardt JM, Cargill M, Chanock SJ, Church GM, Coates RJ, Collins FS, Croyle RT, Davis BR, Downing GJ, Duross A, Friedman S, Gail MH, Ginsburg GS, Green RC, Greene MH, Greenland P, Gulcher JR, Hsu A, Hudson KL, Kardia SL, Kimmel PL, Lauer MS, Miller AM, Offit K, Ransohoff DF, Roberts JS, Rasooly RS, Stefansson K, Terry SF, Teutsch SM, Trepanier A, Wanke KL, Witte JS, Xu J.
Genet Med. 2009 Aug;11(8):559-67.
Recommendations from the STrengthening the REporting of Genetic Association studies (STREGA) Initiative Released
Recommendations of the STREGA initiative are being published in seven medical journals this month. The initiative builds on the current STROBE Statement (STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology) to help researchers standardize results and make sense of evidence uncovered from human genetic associations studies. (2/23/2009)
Field synopsis on genes and cancer
susceptibility published
A new field synopsis on low-penetrance variants in DNA repair genes and cancer susceptibility published online December 30, 2008, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Advance Access found that at most three of 1,123 genetic associations examined had “strong” credibility based on the amount of evidence, extent of replication, and protection from bias. (12/30/2008)
Gene Prospector
An article on a component of the HuGE Navigator, the Gene Prospector was published and is currently featured in BMC Bioinformatics.
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