This week's This week in the BMJ

	Genes and environment determine survival in familial hypercholesterolaemia [Full text] FREE

	Genetic medicine needs to be integrated into primary care [Full text] FREE

	Regional genetic centres could lead new service developments [Full text] FREE

	Predictive genetic tests can save lives but utility varies because most have uncertain predictive value [Full text] FREE

	Knowledge of genetic risk may not change behaviour [Full text] FREE

	Genotyping may become routine in clinical practice [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Putting genetics in perspective
	Ron Zimmern, Jon Emery, Tessa Richards
	BMJ  2001;322:1005-1006, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1005 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Genetics and developing countries
	Barry R Bloom, Dang Duc Trach
	BMJ  2001;322:1006-1007, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1006 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Pharmacogenetics
	Alun McCarthy
	BMJ  2001;322:1007-1008, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1007 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
	Frances A Flinter
	BMJ  2001;322:1008-1009, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1008 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The promise of human genetic databases
	William W Lowrance
	BMJ  2001;322:1009-1010, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1009 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Stored tissue may be important for the future care of families
	Neva Haites, Z Miedzybrodzka, John Dean
	BMJ  2001;322:1060, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1060 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Genetics and insurance: a possible solution
	Virginia Warren
	BMJ  2001;322:1060, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1060/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Confidential inquiries should be funded in clinical genetics
	Kirsty Challen, Hilary J Harris, Rodney Harris, Bernadette Modell, Bruce Ponder, Charles Rodeck
	BMJ  2001;322:1061, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1061 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia
	Brian Tomlinson, Irene Wei Lan, Ian Hamilton-Craig, Paul Nicholls, Ian Young, Kelly Lyttle, Colin Graham
	BMJ  2001;322:1061, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1061/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Screening for medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency is being evaluated
	Scott Grosse
	BMJ  2001;322:1062, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1062 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Collusion in doctor-patient communication
	Noelle O'Rourke, Ann Barrett, Richard Jones, Carrie Featherstone, Vivienne Hughes, David Jeffrey, Tom Ball, Kitty McCague
	BMJ  2001;322:1062, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1062/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Bicycle helmets
	John Adams, Mayer Hillman, Tom Godefrooij, Peter Jacobsen, Malcolm J Wardlaw, Lee Jeys, Gillian Cribb, Andrew Toms, Stuart Hay
	BMJ  2001;322:1063, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1063 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Deliberate self harm is common reason for emergency medical admission
	O M Bennewith, D Sharp, D Gunnell, T J Peters, N Stocks
	BMJ  2001;322:1065, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1065 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Mortuary facilities
	Michael Frampton, J H F Smith, John Hayman, Francis Sheehy Skeffington, William Notcutt
	BMJ  2001;322:1066, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1066 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	Drug companies withdraw law suit against South Africa
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  2001;322:1011, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1011 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Drug company lobbyist joins Oxfam's cheap drugs campaign
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2001;322:1011, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1011/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  2001;322:1012, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1012 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Doctors demand immediate access to antiretroviral drugs in Africa
	Annabel Ferriman
	BMJ  2001;322:1012, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1012/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	NHS introduces new patient safety agency
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2001;322:1013, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1013 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Government to introduce safer administration of cancer drugs after fatal error
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2001;322:1013, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1013/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Review of generic drugs industry to go ahead, says trade commission
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2001;322:1015, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1015/c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Three views of genetics: the enthusiast, the visionary, and the sceptic
	BMJ  2001;322:1016, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1016 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Milburn challenges NHS to exploit genetics revolution
	Judy Jones
	BMJ  2001;322:1018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1018 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	UK genetics database plans revealed
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  2001;322:1018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1018/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Insurers will not use test results from research
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2001;322:1018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1018/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

This week's News roundup

	GPs threaten to leave NHS as stress levels rocket
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2001;322:1014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1014 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Dissolving sugar helps nerve regeneration
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  2001;322:1014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1014/a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	New BMA book highlights human rights abuses
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  2001;322:1014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1014/b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	NHS ignoring prisoners' health needs, says report
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2001;322:1014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1014/c [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Manufacturing process helps Scottish hospital halve MRSA rates
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  2001;322:1014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1014/d [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Rebirthing therapy banned after girl died in 70 minute struggle
	Deborah Josefson
	BMJ  2001;322:1014, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1014/e [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Doctor convicted of £4m fraud against NHS
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2001;322:1015, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1015 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	US government limits abortion pill for poor women
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2001;322:1015, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1015/a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Kidney stones may be linked with sleep posture
	Debbie Josefson
	BMJ  2001;322:1015, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1015/b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Legally aided medical negligence cases fall sharply
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2001;322:1018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1018/c [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Spanish pharmacists fight plans to increase sale of over the counter drugs
	Xavier Bosch
	BMJ  2001;322:1018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1018/d [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Doctors demand immediate access to antiretroviral drugs in Africa
	Annabel Ferriman
	BMJ  2001;322:1018, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1018/e [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Mortality over two centuries in large pedigree with familial hypercholesterolaemia: family tree mortality study • Commentary: Role of other genes and environment should not be overlooked in monogenic disease
	Eric J G Sijbrands, Rudi G J Westendorp, Joep C Defesche, Paul H E M de Meier, Augustinus H M Smelt, John J P Kastelein, Jaakko Kaprio
	BMJ  2001;322:1019-1023, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1019 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Value of family history in identifying women at risk of venous thromboembolism during oral contraception: observational study
	Benilde Cosmi, Cristina Legnani, Francesco Bernardi, Sergio Coccheri, Gualtiero Palareti
	BMJ  2001;322:1024-1025, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1024 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Questionnaire] FREE

	Gestational impaired glucose tolerance does not increase perinatal mortality in a developing country: cohort study
	Shenaz Ramtoola, Philip Home, Hassen Damry, Anwar Husnoo, Stephen Ah-Kion
	BMJ  2001;322:1025-1026, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1025 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Prepublication history] FREE

Primary care

This week's Primary care

	The challenge of integrating genetic medicine into primary care
	Jon Emery, Susan Hayflick
	BMJ  2001;322:1027-1030, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1027 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional box] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Science medicine and the future: Postgenomic technologies: hunting the genes for common disorders
	Christopher Mathew
	BMJ  2001;322:1031-1034, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1031 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Online medical genetics resources: a US perspective
	Roberta A Pagon, Linda Pinsky, Christine C Beahler
	BMJ  2001;322:1035-1037, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1035 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Mitretek criteria] FREE

	Online medical genetics resources: a UK perspective
	Alison Stewart, Neva Haites, Peter Rose
	BMJ  2001;322:1037-1039, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1037 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Evidence based case report: Advice about mammography for a young woman with a family history of breast cancer
	Anneke Lucassen, Eila Watson, Diana Eccles
	BMJ  2001;322:1040-1042, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1040 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of hypertension: Blood pressure measurement
	Gareth Beevers, Gregory Y H Lip, Eoin O'Brien
	BMJ  2001;322:1043-1047, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1043 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	Gangsta rappa
	Liam Farrell
	BMJ  2001;322:1071, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1071/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	Genetic information and the unexamined life
	John Harris
	BMJ  2001;322:1070, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1070 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Putting the genetics genie back into its bottle
	Alastair Kent
	BMJ  2001;322:1070, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1070/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Value of genetic counselling: a parent's view
	Arlene Smyth
	BMJ  2001;322:1071, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1071 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Integrated regional genetic services: current and future provision • Commentary: The future development of regional genetic services will rely on partnerships
	Dian Donnai, Rob Elles, David Ravine, Julian Sampson
	BMJ  2001;322:1048-1052, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1048 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Table] FREE

	The complexities of predictive genetic testing
	James P Evans, Cécile Skrzynia, Wylie Burke
	BMJ  2001;322:1052-1056, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1052 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Genetic risk and behavioural change
	Theresa M Marteau, Caryn Lerman
	BMJ  2001;322:1056-1059, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1056 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	William Muir Connell • Thomas Galla • Mervin Glasser • Charles Guy Pantin • Syed Karamat Husain Zaidi
	John Connell, Edward Myers, Anne Zachary, Charles F A Pantin, Afzal Zaidi
	BMJ  2001;322:1067, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1067 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2001;322:1072, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1072 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	A memorable patient: The man who had 42 psychiatrists (and rising)
	Derek Summerfield
	BMJ  2001;322:1026, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1026 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

ART

This week's ART

	Art: The Spark of Life
	John Quin
	BMJ  2001;322:1069, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1069/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

BOOK

This week's BOOK

	Book: Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease
	Paul Pharoah
	BMJ  2001;322:1068, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1068 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease
	Nigel Lester
	BMJ  2001;322:1068, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1068/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	Bringing ordinary doctors into the genetics party
	BMJ  2001;322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE GP

This week's CHOICE GP

	Bringing ordinary doctors into the genetics party
	BMJ  2001;322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.0/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

This week's WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: Genetics in Medicine: Real Promises, Unreal Expectations. One scientist's advice to policymakers in the United Kingdom and the United States
	Stuart W G Derbyshire
	BMJ  2001;322:1069, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1069 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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