Patients deserve accurate genetic or genomic test results that impact therapy and medical management decisions. Patients were interviewed by the PEW Trusts Foundation to better understand their perception on this issue. An online discussion board and a national survey...
Support for VALID in the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act Draft of 2022
--------------- The letter below was addressed and emailed to Senators Burr and Murray on May 21, 2022: We at the independent and nonprofit Center for Genomic Interpretation (CGI) are writing in support of the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act draft,...
May 2022 – The Data Driven Point of View Newsletter: Is Whole Exome or Whole Genome Sequencing Better?
--------------- Oftentimes, the terms Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) and Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) are used interchangeably. This is an inappropriate usage of these two distinct sequencing options. More importantly, is one demonstrably better than the other to...
Dr. Bryan Gall – Variant Interpretation – the Achilles Heel of Clinical Genetics and Genomics: A conversation with a Clinical Variant Curation Team Supervisor working in the clinical genomic testing space
Introduction On The Rising Tide Podcast, scientists from the independent, nonprofit Center for Genomic Interpretation discuss with leading experts the need to further raise the bar on accuracy and quality in clinical genetics, genomics, and precision medicine. Only...
April 2022 – The Data Driven Point of View Newsletter. FDA Oversight Needed So Lab Tests Do More GOOD than HARM
--------------- Have you heard of the VALID Act and understand how it would drastically improve the quality of care provided to patients? Laboratory Developed Tests have never been regulated by the FDA. That's why our nonprofit has to help payers sort through which...
Project Heritage Shows Support for Expecting Mothers & Families – Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st
Project Heritage Shows Support for Expecting Mothers & Families - Celebrating World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st Saving the Lives Daily of the Unborn who might be aborted due to parent’s concerns about raising children with special needs Salt Lake, UT / PRWeb...
Heather King, MBA Joins The Center for Genomic Interpretation Team as Director of Customer Success
Heather King, MBA Joins The Center for Genomic Interpretation Team as Director of Customer Success King to Provide Strategic Guidance and Support for CGI’s Clients including Patients, Payers and Laboratories Salt Lake, UT / PRWeb / March 9, 2022 – Heather King, MBA...
March 2022 – The Data Driven Point of View Newsletter. False Positive Results are COMMON at Many Genetic Labs.
--------------- Correct DNA sequencing followed by inaccurate genetic variant classification within a laboratory does affect patient care! False positive results are commonplace at many genetic testing labs. How can you find out which labs are more accurate than...
February 2022 – The Data Driven Point of View Newsletter. Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) vs. FDA-Approved Companion Diagnostic (CDx)
Is ACCURACY of a FDA-Approved Companion Diagnostic (CDx) SUPERIOR to a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)? If you don't know the answer (or even if you think you do), please read on! --------------- Does a Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) identify ALL variants or...
Center for Genomic Interpretation Podcast Highlights How ‘In Silico Proficiency’ Testing Assesses Genetic Testing Accuracy
Center for Genomic Interpretation Podcast Highlights How ‘In Silco Proficiency’ Testing Assesses Genetic Testing Accuracy Presentation features John Pfeifer MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Immunology, Washington School of Medicine in St Louis Salt Lake, UT /...