Friday, November 14, 2014

The long and winding regulatory road for laboratory-developed tests

 2012 Jul;138(1):20-6. doi: 10.1309/AJCP6OAULC3CMFEJ.

The long and winding regulatory road for laboratory-developed tests.

Author information

  • Dept of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, ARUP Laboratories, 500 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA.

Abstract

"High complexity" clinical laboratories are approved under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments to develop, validate, and offer a laboratory-developed test (LDT) for clinical use. The Food and Drug Administration considers LDTs to be medical devices under their regulatory jurisdiction, and that at least certain LDTs should be subject to greater regulatory scrutiny. This review describes the current regulatory framework for LDTs and suggests ways in which to appropriately enhance this framework.

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