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The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine held a symposium to explore the health, policy, and ethical…
Regulation of Genetic Testing
2009-09-01T05:47:11-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/35e/288618-02-m.jpgThe National Research Council and Institute of Medicine held a symposium to explore the health, policy, and ethical implications of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.In the second of four parts, participants focused on regulation of genetic and genome testing. Among the issues they addressed were monitoring and oversight of laboratory and direct-to-consumer procedures, possible roles for federal and state agencies in regulating testing, quality assurance methods, and providing room for future market growth. They also responded to questions from the audience.
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Regulation of Genetic Testing The National Research Council and Institute of Medicine held a symposium to explore the health, policy, and ethical implications of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
In the second of four parts, participants focused on regulation of genetic and genome testing. Among the issues they addressed were monitoring and oversight of laboratory and direct-to-consumer procedures, possible roles for federal and state agencies in regulating testing, quality assurance methods, and providing room for future market growth. They also responded to questions from the audience. close
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- Timothy Aitman Professor Imperial College London->Clinical and Molecular Genetics
- Frederick Anderson Attorney
- K. David Becker Chief Science Officer Pathway Genomics
- Barbara Bierer Senior Vice President Brigham and Women's Hospital->Research
- Andrea Ferreira-Gonzalez Director Molecular Diagnostics Lab
- Patricia Ganz Vice Chair University of California, Los Angeles->Department of Health Services
- Muin Khoury Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention->Public Health Genomics
- David Korn Vice Provost Harvard University->Research
- Gregory D. Kutz Managing Director Government Accountability Office->Forensic Audit and Special Investigations Unit
- Sandra Soo-Jin Lee Senior Research Scholar Stanford University->Center for Biomedical Ethics
- Elissa Levin Counselor Navigenics, Inc.->Genetic
- Jonathan D. Moreno Professor University of Pennsylvania->Bioethics
- Scott Woodward Director Sorensen Molecular Genealogy Foundation
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