Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc, Elmwood Park, NJ, will transition GeneTests.org, GeneClinics.org, GeneClinics.org, and all other related properties from the University of Washington to become a business unit of Bio-Reference.

BR optSince 1992, GeneTests.org has been a key resource for physicians, geneticists, and genetic counselors seeking comprehensive information about testing for inherited disorders and genetic counseling services. It receives about 22,000 visitors each business day.

GeneTests.org lists more than 600 international labs offering genetic testing for more than 3,000 disorders, and provides information concerning more than 1,100 international genetics clinics, which provide diagnostic and genetic counseling services to patients and their families.

Both directories are provided free of charge to the public and participating labs and clinics.

“As the field of genetics has grown more complex and specialized, GeneTests.org has become one of the most indispensable tools of the trade as a single source of information on genetic test availability,” says  Roberta “Bonnie” Pagon, MD, founder, GeneTests.org, who is now a consultant to Bio-Reference and has assumed the role of medical director, GeneTests.org. “Initially, the lab directory was used primarily by geneticists, but today clinicians in all specialties, such as cardiology, endocrinology, and neurology, rely on GeneTests.org for easy-to-access, easy-to-understand information on tests for inherited disorders.”

GeneTests.org has also revamped its website with enhanced search functionalities.

GeneTests.org will also continue to link out to GeneReviews, an important, online National Institute of Health-funded resource developed and maintained by editors and staff at the University of Washington, Seattle. GeneReviews comprises a collection of expert-authored, peer-reviewed chapters describing specific inherited diseases and the use of genetic testing in diagnosis, management and genetic counseling.

[Source: Bio-Reference Laboratories]