ClinVar
The company, infamous and long derided in the genetic testing community for refusing to share BRCA1/2 variants, has decided to change its stance as part of a "strategic transformation."
If the Center for Genomic Interpretation's in silico quality assessment catches on with payors, some labs are sure to push back or propose data sharing as an alternative.
Highmark Asks Labs for Additional Validation Data on Cancer NGS Tests; Will Other Insurers Follow?
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The payor wants to see data beyond what is required through CLIA, and recommends labs use the Center for Genomic Interpretation to gauge how well tests detect and interpret variants.
With Rehm as Chief Genomics Officer, MGH Starts Studying Utility of WGS, Plans Genomic Risk Clinic
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To nudge genetic testing labs to share their variant data, MGH now requires that labs to which it sends tests to contribute variants to the ClinVar database.