Kopel Jonathan
Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbockTexas.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2019 Jan 11;32(1):165-166. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2018.1528937. eCollection 2019 Jan.
Although clinical geneticists have traditionally monopolized the administration of genetic tests, several genetic test companies have started producing affordable consumer tests for genetic screening and ancestry analysis. With genetic test kits readily available, patients are increasingly using personal genetic testing resources with the intention of sharing their results with their primary care physicians. Therefore, both medical professionals and patients need information and guidelines to interpret and act on personal genetic data. However, medical students, residents, and attending physicians have limited experience in handling the complexities involved in interpreting consumer genetic testing. Medical students, though, have shown significant interest in genetic testing and its application in their patients. Given the interest and need, medical education programs would best serve their students and patients through early education and training in clinical genetic testing.
尽管传统上临床遗传学家垄断了基因检测的管理工作，但几家基因检测公司已开始生产价格亲民的消费者基因检测产品，用于基因筛查和血统分析。随着基因检测试剂盒唾手可得，患者越来越多地使用个人基因检测资源，并打算与他们的初级保健医生分享检测结果。因此，医疗专业人员和患者都需要信息和指南，以便解读个人基因数据并据此采取行动。然而，医学生、住院医师和主治医生在处理解读消费者基因检测所涉及的复杂性方面经验有限。不过，医学生已表现出对基因检测及其在患者中的应用的浓厚兴趣。鉴于这种兴趣和需求，医学教育项目通过早期临床基因检测教育和培训，将能最好地服务于他们的学生和患者。
