Which way for genetic-test regulation? Leave test interpretation to specialists

Nature

Volumn 466, Issue 7308, 2010, Pages 816-817

  Beaudet, Arthur L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONSUMER; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TASK PERFORMANCE; EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

EUROPEAN UNION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77955619710     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/466816a     Document Type: Note

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