EuroGentest: an EU-funded Project for Harmonisation and Improvement of the Quality of Genetic Services
Abstract
Worldwide, genetic diagnosis of users is at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge. It has not been used in the last decade to rapidly introduce scientific results into daily molecular genetic diagnostic practices and genetics that have a chance to influence their potential impacts.
Molecular-genetic diagnostics (or get DNA diagnostics) is becoming a constant discipline, as its "more established colleague" - clinical biochemistry. Given that genetic laboratories (DNA diagnostics, cytogenetics and biochemical genetics) are beginning to develop the issue of work organization and quality control (certification and accreditation according to ISO standards), which has been available for some time in clinical biochemistry.
In short, DNA diagnosis is largely abandoned by research laboratories and possibly with routine diagnostic discipline. The EuroGentest project, coordinated by research resources, the 6th Framework Program of the European Commission (www.eurogentest.org), over the years 2005-2010 addresses complex problems related to genetic diagnostics related to the European victory of "excellence" in the field of genetic examination - ie. molecular genetic and cytogenetic diagnostics, biochemical genetics, including improving the quality of genetic counseling.
The overall philosophy of the EuroGentest project involves integrating otherwise fragmented countries with activities in this area and translating them into common denominators. At the moment you can look at a kind of "network network".
This organizational model allows for critical professional self-reflection at national and European level.