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Call for Comments: Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS) Draft Report Dealing with the Oversight of Genetic Testing

November 30, 2007

HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS)

Comment Deadline: December 21, 2007

In March 2007, the Secretary of HHS developed a specific charge for SACGHS to participate in "the development of a comprehensive map of the steps needed for evidence development and oversight for genetic and genomic tests, with improvement of health quality as the primary goal." The draft is entitled, U.S. System of Oversight of Genetic Testing: A Response to the Charge of the Secretary of HHS and is available here.