The UK's policies on genetic testing for late-onset disorders

The second report of the UK's Advisory Committee on Genetic Testing deals primarily with predictive testing for late-onset Mendelian dominant disorders. This focus leads to some ambiguity as to whether the policies promulgated by the Committee are intended to apply also to genetic susceptibility testing for multifactorial disorders, which is discussed in an Annex. The policies cover a wide range of topics including some that have received little attention elsewhere.