Generating Evidence for Genomic Diagnostic Test Development: Workshop Summary

by Institute of Medicine, Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based, Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health, et al.

Ten years after the sequencing of the human genome, scientists have developed genetic tests that can predict a person's response to certain drugs, estimate the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and make other predictions based on known links between genes and diseases. However, genetic tests have yet to become a routine part of medical care, in part because there is not enough evidence to show they help improve patients' health.

The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309211042
• ISBN13: 9780309211048
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 106 Pages