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Nature Biotechnology  22, 1230 - 1235 (2004)
doi:10.1038/nbt1004-1230

Towards quality assurance and harmonization of genetic testing services in the European Union

Dolores Ibarreta1, Robert Elles2, Jean-Jacques Cassiman3, Emilio Rodriguez-Cerezo1 & Elisabeth Dequeker3

1  European Commission, Joint Research Center (JRC), Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Edificio Expo, E-41092 Seville, Spain.

2  National Genetics Reference Laboratory (Manchester), Department of Medical Genetics, St. Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester UK, M13 0JH.

3  Center for Human Genetics, Campus Gasthuisberg, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

Correspondence should be addressed to Elisabeth Dequeker Els.Dequeker@med.kuleuven.ac.be
Although quality assurance schemes have been proven effective in preventing genetic testing errors, a recent survey of services in the EU reveals that laboratory participation in these schemes is fragmented and incomplete.

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