Report of an international survey of molecular genetic testing laboratories

Community Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 123-131

  McGovern, Margaret M ^a   Elles, Rob ^c   Beretta, Isabella ^d   Somerville, Martin J ^f   Hoefler, Gerald ⁱ   Keinanen, Mauri ^j   Barton, David ^k   Carson, Nancy ^h   Dequeker, Elisabeth ^l   Brdicka, Radim ^v   Blazkova, Alena ^w   Aymé, Ségolène ^m   Schnieders, Birgit ^x   Müller, Clemens R ^o   Dalen, Vibeke ^y   Martinez, Armando Albert ^p   Kristoffersson, Ulf ^q   Ozguc, Meral ^u   Mueller, Hansjakob ^e   Boone, Joe ^b   Lubin, Ira M ^b   Sequeiros, Jorge ^r   Taruscio, Domenica ^s   Williamson, Bob ^z   Mainland, Lynn ^g   Yoshikura, Hiroshi ^t   Ronchi, Elettra ⁿ   more..

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c National Genetics Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^d Federal Office for Education and Science   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^h CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

ⁱ MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^j Labquality   (Finland)

^k National Centre for Medical Genetics   (Ireland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^m HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

ⁿ OECD   (France)

^o UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^p Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales   (Spain)

^q LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^r UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^s ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^t NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^u HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^v INSTITUTE OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION   (Czech Republic)

^w Ministry of Education Youth and Sports   (Czech Republic)

^x Federal Ministry of Health   (Germany)

^y Division for Health Care and Social Services   (Norway)

^z UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Genetic tests, reporting; Genetics test regulation; Molecular genetic testing; Proficiency testing; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; LABORATORY; LICENSING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING;

CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA COLLECTION; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34250661925     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000101753     Document Type: Article

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