Assessing Genomic Sequencing Information for Health Care Decision Making: Workshop Summary

by Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health

Rapid advances in technology have lowered the cost of sequencing an individual's genome from the several billion dollars that it cost a decade ago to just a few thousand dollars today and have correspondingly greatly expanded the use of genomic information in medicine. Because of the lack of evidence available for assessing variants, evaluation bodies have made only a few recommendations for the use of genetic tests in health care. For example,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309304946
• ISBN13: 9780309304948
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"