GeneTests.org shutdown December 1, 2017

According to GenomeWeb...

Longstanding Genetic Testing Website GeneTests Closing
Nov 22, 2017

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The medical genetics information resource GeneTests.org will close on Dec. 1.

"There are now other non-lab affiliated resources available that collect the same data," Opko, the parent company of Bio-Reference Laboratories, said in a statement. "So, as a clinical diagnostic laboratory, it was felt unnecessary to continue this effort."

According to information posted on GeneTests.org, the resource contains data on more than 68,000 genetic tests, 5,000 inherited disorders, 6,000 genes, 700 labs, and 1,000 clinics. The repository was launched in 1992, at the dawn of the medical genetics field, and run by the National Institutes of Health. It has been readily utilized by doctors, geneticists, and genetic counselors looking for information on inherited disorders, and testing and counseling services....

 

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