Development of an Open Database of Genes Included in Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing Panels Available From Major Sources in the US

Janis Geary; Mary Majumder; Christi Guerrini; Robert Cook-Deegan

doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7639

Development of an Open Database of Genes Included in Hereditary Cancer Genetic Testing Panels Available From Major Sources in the US

JAMA Oncol. 2022 Apr 1;8(4):1-3. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7639.

Authors

Janis Geary¹, Mary Majumder², Christi Guerrini², Robert Cook-Deegan¹

Affiliations

¹ Barrett and O'Connor Washington Center, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, Arizona State University, Washington, DC.
² Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

Abstract

This quality improvement study describes the development of an open database of genes included in hereditary cancer genetic testing panels from major US providers and also discusses publicly available variant data for those genes.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Genetic Counseling
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
Genetic Testing
Humans
Neoplasms* / genetics

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding