Government Advisory Committee Recommends New Genetic Testing Laboratory Practices, USA

On September 10-11 the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) met at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia to review the result s of a working group CDC assembled to develop good laboratory practices for molecular genetic testing. The workgroup presented to CLIAC a summary document that encompasses all phases of testing, as well as guidelines on confidentiality, record retention, and personnel requirements.

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Filed under: Genetics on October 28th, 2008