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The performance requirements on direct-to-consumer genomic tests under the current regulations focus on a genomic...

Recommendation
The performance requirements on direct-to-consumer genomic tests under the current regulations focus on a genomic test’s analytical performance, not its clinical performance. For a medically-relevant test, however, clinical performance is fundamental to how the test will be used by a consumer. The Government should extend the scope of the performance requirements on direct-to-consumer genomic tests to explicitly cover clinical performance as well as analytical performance.
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Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 1 November 2021. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document.

Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age 5.2 yrs
Report published 22 Jun 2021