Legislation of direct-to-consumer genetic testing in Europe: a fragmented regulatory landscape
Average rating
Cast your vote
You can rate an item by clicking the amount of stars they wish to award to this item.
When enough users have cast their vote on this item, the average rating will also be shown.
Star rating
Your vote was cast
Thank you for your feedback
Thank you for your feedback
Authors
Kalokairinou, LouizaHoward, Heidi Carmen
Slokenberga, Santa
Fisher, Eva
Flatscher-Thöni, Magdalena
Hartlev, Mette
van Hellemondt, Rachel
Juškevičius, Jonas
Kapelańska-Pręgowska, Julia
Kováč, Peter
Lovrečić, Luca
Nys, Herman
de Paor, Aisling
Phillips, Andelka M.
Prudil, Lukáš
Rial-Sebbag, Emmanuelle
Romeo Casabona, Carlos M.
Sándor, Judit
Schuster, Alexander
Soini, S.
Søvig, Karl Harald
Stoffel, D.
Titma, Tiina
Trokanas, T.
Borry, Pascal
Type
Journal articleTitle / Series / Name
Journal of Community GeneticsPublication Volume
9Publication Issue
2Date
2018
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Despite the increasing availability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing, it is currently unclear how such services are regulated in Europe, due to the lack of EU or national legislation specifically addressing this issue. In this article, we provide an overview of laws that could potentially impact the regulation of DTC genetic testing in 26 European countries, namely Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Emphasis is placed on provisions relating to medical supervision, genetic counselling and informed consent. Our results indicate that currently there is a wide spectrum of laws regarding genetic testing in Europe. There are countries (e.g. France and Germany) which essentially ban DTC genetic testing, while in others (e.g. Luxembourg and Poland) DTC genetic testing may only be restricted by general laws, usually regarding health care services and patients’ rights.Publisher link
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12687-017-0344-2identifiers
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-017-0344-2ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12687-017-0344-2
Scopus Count
Collections