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Quality Assurance in Molecular Genetic Testing Laboratories

Author(s) -

Margaret M. McGovern

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

jama

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688

H-Index - 680

eISSN - 1538-3598

pISSN - 0098-7484

DOI - 10.1001/jama.281.9.835

Subject(s) - certification , medicine , quality assurance , confidentiality , genetic testing , genetic counseling , informed consent , family medicine , test (biology) , medical physics , medical education , external quality assessment , pathology , management , alternative medicine , genetics , computer science , paleontology , economics , biology , computer security

Specific regulation of laboratories performing molecular genetic tests may be needed to ensure standards and quality assurance (QA) and safeguard patient rights to informed consent and confidentiality. However, comprehensive analysis of current practices of such laboratories, important for assessing the need for regulation and its impact on access to testing, has not been conducted.

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