An online tool launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will help patients, providers, and researchers navigate the rapidly growing landscape of genetic testing, many of them associated with cancer therapy. The Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) is available at www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/gtr/ and can be accessed by the public. "It is a tremendous resource for all who are struggling to make sense of the complex world of genetic testing," said NIH Director Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD. The GTR will be updated frequently, using data submitted by genetic test providers. The GTR can be searched by tests, conditions, genes, genetic mutations, and laboratories; it will also have links to practice guidelines and a variety of genetic and literature resources through the National Library of Medicine. NIH News, National Institutes of Health; February 29, 2012.
