SnapshotDx Quiz: October 2016

Helix: October 2016 issue

This issue contains a wide variety of articles covering new genes and mutations, unusual phenotypes, and a reminder that novel genetic technologies need to be paired with the appropriate mechanisms to inform patients of new results or annotations of DNA variants.

In the literature: October 2016

Correspondence to Professor Andres Cervantes; [email protected] MUTATIONAL SIGNATURES WITH POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC INTEREST IN OESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA A consortium on clinical and molecular stratification on oesophageal adenocarcinoma established in Britain has recently published in Nature Genetics, a whole-genomic sequencing analysis of more than 100 samples. Interestingly, they describe...

Cover vol. 13, no. 5, October 2016

Field Electron Emission Theory ( October 2016 ) Richard

This conference paper provides an overview of the material presented in two field electron emission tutorial lectures given at the 2016 Young Researchers' School in Vacuum Microand NanoElectronics, held in Saint-Petersburg in October 2016. This paper aims to indicate the scope and structure of the tutorials, and also where some of the related published material can be found. Keywords—field elec...

Anaesthesia Latest Evidence Newsletter October 2016

Propofol is used both for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia. Recent evidence shows that propofol has analgesic properties. This meta-analysis evaluated differences in postoperative analgesia between general anaesthetic maintenance with intravenous propofol and inhalational anaesthetics. Fourteen trials met inclusion criteria and were included. Our outcomes were pain scores 2 and 24 h aft...