Background and purpose During the years prior to the turn of the century, scientific and
medical attention for genetic disorders was mainly focused on understanding rare single-gene …

… Stuart Hogarth, research fellow2, … Hogarth S, Liddell K, Ling T, Sanderson S, Zimmern
R, Melzer D. Closing the gaps: enhancing the regulation of genetic tests using responsive …

Drawing on the sociology of expectations and sociology of conventions, this paper explores
issues of worth and value in the bioeconomy, and the promissory character of contemporary …

Background Decision impact studies have become increasingly prevalent in genomic
medicine, particularly in cancer research. Such studies are designed to provide evidence of …

Background: In their landmark report on the “Principles and Practice of Screening for
Disease”(1968), Wilson and Jungner noted that the practice of screening is just as important for …

This review surveys the developing market for direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests and
examines the range of companies and tests available, the regulatory landscape, the concerns …

Reflections on the Cost of "Low-Cost" Whole Genome Sequencing: Framing the Health Policy
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It is just over two decades since a small start-up firm called University Diagnostics launched
a mail-order genetic testing service in the UK in 1996. That same year, the US-based …

Genomics researchers and policy makers have accused nutrigenetic testing companies—which
provide DNA-based nutritional advice online—of misleading the public. The UK and …

DNA‐based molecular testing for human papillomavirus has emerged as a novel approach
to cervical cancer screening in the context of well‐entrenched existing technology, the Pap …