Kirkpatrick Brianne E, Riggs Erin Rooney, Azzariti Danielle R, Miller Vanessa Rangel, Ledbetter David H, Miller David T, Rehm Heidi, Martin Christa Lese, Faucett W Andrew
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania.
Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Partners Personalized Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Hum Mutat. 2015 Oct;36(10):974-8. doi: 10.1002/humu.22838. Epub 2015 Aug 6.
As the utility of genetic and genomic testing in healthcare grows, there is need for a high-quality genomic knowledge base to improve the clinical interpretation of genomic variants. Active patient engagement can enhance communication between clinicians, patients, and researchers, contributing to knowledge building. It also encourages data sharing by patients and increases the data available for clinicians to incorporate into individualized patient care, clinical laboratories to utilize in test interpretation, and investigators to use for research. GenomeConnect is a patient portal supported by the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen), providing an opportunity for patients to add to the knowledge base by securely sharing their health history and genetic test results. Data can be matched with queries from clinicians, laboratory personnel, and researchers to better interpret the results of genetic testing and build a foundation to support genomic medicine. Participation is online, allowing patients to contribute regardless of location. GenomeConnect supports longitudinal, detailed clinical phenotyping and robust "matching" among research and clinical communities. Phenotype data are gathered using online health questionnaires; genotype data are obtained from genetic test reports uploaded by participants and curated by staff. GenomeConnect empowers patients to actively participate in the improvement of genomic test interpretation and clinical utility.
随着基因和基因组检测在医疗保健中的作用不断增强,需要一个高质量的基因组知识库来改善基因组变异的临床解读。患者的积极参与可以加强临床医生、患者和研究人员之间的沟通,有助于知识积累。它还鼓励患者分享数据,并增加可供临床医生纳入个性化患者护理、临床实验室用于检测解读以及研究人员用于研究的数据。GenomeConnect是一个由临床基因组资源(ClinGen)支持的患者门户,为患者提供了一个通过安全共享其健康史和基因检测结果来增加知识库的机会。数据可以与临床医生、实验室人员和研究人员的查询进行匹配,以更好地解读基因检测结果,并为支持基因组医学奠定基础。参与是在线进行的,患者无论身在何处都可以做出贡献。GenomeConnect支持纵向、详细的临床表型分析以及研究和临床社区之间强大的“匹配”。表型数据通过在线健康问卷收集;基因型数据从参与者上传并由工作人员整理的基因检测报告中获取。GenomeConnect使患者能够积极参与改善基因检测解读和临床效用。