Abstraction template with instructions for e-Journal Club.

Abstraction template with instructions for e-Journal Club. [Title of HuGENet™e-Journal Club Review] Abstraction Template Key variables and description    Article Reference Complete the bibliographic reference for the article according to AJE format. [First Author Last Name] [First Name Initial], et al.  [Title of Journal Article]. [Journal Title]. [Year] Month;volume(issue):pages. Category of HuGE information Specify the types of information (from the list below) available in the article: 1.    Prevalence of gene variant 2.    Gene-disease association 3.    Gene-environment interaction 4.    Gene-gene interaction 5.    Genetic test evaluation/monitoring Study hypotheses or purpose State the authors study hypotheses or main purpose for conducting the study. Gene(s) Identify the following: •    Gene name •    Chromosome location •    Gene product/function •    Alleles •    OMIM #    Gene name: Chromosome location Gene product/function Alleles: OMIM #: Gene name: [Repeat for second gene, if applicable] … Environmental factor(s) Identify the major environmental factors studied (infectious, chemical, physical, nutritional, and behavioral). [List numerically] Health outcome(s) Identify the major health outcome(s) studied. [List numerically] Study design Specify the types of study designs (from the list below) in the article: 1.    Case-control 2.    Cohort 3.    Cross-sectional 4.    Descriptive or case-series 5.    Clinical trial 6.    Population screening    [Insert all that apply]