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December 2016

TOPICS: DCM Research Study Announces Major Expansion

April 2014

TOPICS: Genetic Counseling for DCM; Staff Updates

August 2013

TOPICS: Titin Genetic Testing; New Study Name; Staff Updates

March 2013

TOPICS: The FDC Research Project Has Moved to The Ohio State University; Staff Updates

March 2012

TOPICS: How Does Participation in the FDC Study Work?

July 2010

TOPICS: Gene Discovery Projects in the FDC Project; Staff Updates

March 2010

TOPICS: Different Types of Cardiomyopathy in One Family; Collecting Heart Tissue Samples

December 2009

TOPICS: FDC Research Genetic Testing vs. Clinical Genetic Testing; Dilated Cardiomyopathy During Pregnancy

July 2009

TOPICS: New Medical Guidelines Published for Genetic Cardiomyopathy; Requesting Your Support for Our Work

March 2009

TOPICS: Expanding Our Family Study To Include Non-Familial IDC; A Genetic Model for Familial and Sporadic IDC; Cardiac Screening for FDC Project Participants

November 2008

TOPICS: The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA): Federal Law Adds New Protections Against Discrimination; New Research Papers by the FDC Project Group; New Personnel Introduction

July 2008

TOPICS: The FDC Project Has Discovered a Genetic Change in My Family. What Now?

March 2008

TOPICS: The FDC Research Team Prepares for Screening Trips; Personnel Introductions

September 2007

TOPICS: The FDC Research Moves to the University of Miami

December 2006

TOPICS: The Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Project 2006

May/June 2006

TOPICS: FDC Research Participation vs. Clinical Genetic Testing

December 2005

TOPICS: The Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy Project 2005

August 2004

TOPICS: Finding the Gene in an FDC Family

March 2004

TOPICS: Causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

September 2003

TOPICS: Genetics of FDC (review of genetics concepts, inheritance patterns, and FDC genes).

February 2003

TOPICS: Overview of cardiovascular diagnostic tests (EKG's, echocardiograms, cardiac catheterization); peripartum cardiomyopathy.

August 2002

TOPICS: Review of FDC Project methods (gene identification and characterization of FDC); new personnel introductions; genetics 101; renewed NIH grant funding.

February 2002

TOPICS: Review of types of cardiomyopathy; FDC question & answer; new personnel introduction.

November 2001

TOPICS: Review of genetic test results regulations; recent OHSU research presentations.

January 2001

TOPICS: Creating your family medical history : how-to and resources.

October 2000

TOPICS: The Human Genome Project and impact on FDC research; grant funding for rescreening families; personnel introduction.

June 2000

TOPICS: Follow-up for normal and abnormal screening results; new FDC gene (lamin); overview of echocardiogram and EKG tests; overview of grant funding for FDC project.

January 2000

TOPICS: Introduction of newsletter; background on FDC project from Dr. Hershberger; road trip update; review of blood tests performed on participants; what is DNA?; personnel introductions.