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EPA ACTIVITIES TO PREPARE FOR REGULATORY AND RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS OF GENOMICS INFORMATION
Citation:
BENSON, W. H., K. GALLAGHER, AND T. MCCLINTOCK. EPA ACTIVITIES TO PREPARE FOR REGULATORY AND RISK ASSESSMENT APPLICATIONS OF GENOMICS INFORMATION. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 48:359-362, (2007).
Impact/Purpose:
to better understand and use genomics data
Description:
Genomics will have significant implications for risk assessment and regulatory decision making. Since 2002, the U.S. EPA has undertaken a number of cross-Agency activities to further prepare itself to receive,interpret and apply genomics information for risk assessment and regulatory purposes. These activities include 1) the issuance of an Interim Genomics Policy on the use of genomics information in risk assessments and decision making, 2) the release of the 2004 Genomics White paper, which outlines potential applications and implications of genomics for EPA, and 3) the recent release of the external review draft of the Interim Guidance on Microarray-based Assays, which outlines data submission, quality, analysis, management, and training considerations for such data. This manuscript discusses these activities and more recent follow-up activities with the aim of further communicating these efforts to the broader scientific and stakeholder community.