Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: Access and marketing

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-59

  McCabe, Linda L ^a,b   McCabe, Edward R B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

BREAST CANCER; CONSUMER; FAMILIAL CANCER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HEALTH CARE COST; MARKETING; NOTE;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842284214     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GIM.0000105753.01536.BE     Document Type: Note

References (10)

1. American College of Medical Genetics Board of Directors. ACMG Statement on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing. Genet Med 2004;6:000-000.
2. Gray S, Olopade OI. Direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic tests for cancer: Buyer beware. J Clin Oncol 2003;21:1-3.
3. Gollust SE, Wilfond BS, Hull SC. Direct-to-consumer sales of genetic services on the internet. Genet Med 2003;5:332-337.
4. Gollust SE, Hull SC, Wilfond BS. Limitations of direct-to-consumer advertising for clinical genetic testing. JAMA 2003;288:1762-1767.
5. McCabe ERB. Clinical genetics: Compassion, access, science, and advocacy. Genet Med 2001;3:426-429.
6. Hull SC, Prasad K. Reading between the lines: Direct-to-consumer advertising of genetic testing in the USA. Reprod Health Matters 2001;9:44-48.
7. American College of Medical Genetics. Position statement on gene patents and accessibility of gene testing. Available at: http://www.faseb.org/genetics/acmg/pol-34.htm. Accessed October 27, 2003.
8. Summary of Panel Session on Human Gene Patenting, and Licensing Practice, and Access to Genetic Tests. June 7, 2000 Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing. Available at: http://www4.od.nih.gov/oba/sacgt/reports/patent_panel_sum.pdf. Accessed October 27, 2003.
9. Public Comments on the United States Patent and Trademark Office "Revised Interim Utility Examination Guidelines." April 19, 2000. Available at: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/speaches/00-25.htm; http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/comments/utilguide/index/html. Accessed October 27, 2003.
10. U.S. Patent, and Trademark Office Utility Examination Guidelines. January 5, 2001. Available at: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/utilexmguide.pdf. Accessed October 27, 2003.