Quality Issues in Clinical Genetic Services

Initially genetic disorders were all considered as rare diseases. At present, in the mid of 2009, the OMIM catalogue contains information on more than 12 000 entries of which about 2500 are available for clinical testing based on the identification of the responsible gene defect. However, altogether...

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Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Kristoffersson, Ulf (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schmidtke, Jörg (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Cassiman, J. J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
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  • The CanGèneTest Pan-Canadian Research Consortium on Genetic Laboratory Services
  • Regulating Genetic Testing: The Relevance of Appropriate Definitions
  • Genetic Diseases as Rare Diseases: A European Policy View
  • European Regulatory Issues Related to Quality in Provision of Genetic Service
  • The European IVD Directive and Genetic Testing
  • Quality Issues in Genetics Services in the United Kingdom
  • The Primary Care Perspective of Quality in Clinical Genetics Service – United Kingdom as an Example
  • Regulation of Genetic Testing/Service in Canada
  • Quality Issues in Clinical Genetic Services in Australia
  • Clinical Genetic Testing and Services – The US Perspective
  • US Oversight and Regulation of Genetic Testing
  • Regulatory Issues in Clinical and Laboratory Genetics in Developing Countries; Examples from Latin America
  • Assuring Quality When Establishing Medical Genetic Services in Middle- and Low-Income Nations
  • Clinical Validity and Utility of Genetic Testing in Heritable Disorders
  • Clinical Validity and Utility of Genetic Testing in Common Multifactorial Diseases
  • The Quality of Genetic Screening: An Integral Approach
  • The Use of Principles in Allocating Scarce Health Care Resources for Genetic Tests
  • Outcome Measures in Clinical Genetics Services
  • Direct to Consumer Testing
  • Competency Based Core Curriculum for Training Specialists in Clinical Genetics
  • Ensuring Education and Quality in the Practice of Health Professionals (Non-medical) Working in Genetic Services
  • Quality Issues in Clinical Genetic Services: Ethical Aspects
  • Democratic Expert Influence Through Bioethical Advisory Committees? The Case of PGD Legislation in Sweden
  • Quality Issues in Clinical Genetic Services; Regulatory Issues and International Conventions
  • IPR Issues and High Quality Genetic Testing
  • Quality Issues in the Evaluation and Regulation of Genetic Testing Services: A Public Health Approach
  • Quality Management Systems and Accreditation
  • External Quality Assessment in Molecular Genetic Testing
  • Quality Issues in Molecular Genetic Testing
  • Quality in Cytogenetics
  • Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) – Quality Issues in Molecular Cytogenetics
  • Quality Issues in Biochemical Genetic Testing
  • Emerging Technologies, Need for Quality Assessment
  • Genetic Counselling in Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Counselling for Late-Onset Disorders
  • Genetic Counselling for Common Diseases, Cancer Susceptibility as Paradigm
  • Genetic Counselling in Disorders of Low Penetrance
  • Patient Perspectives on Genetic Testing.