JBA has accumulated practical and fundamental data in order to propose drafts for the international standards of evaluation methods for genetic testing systems.

Genetic testing and diagnoses have recently spread throughout Japan until they are utilized on a daily basis in clinical settings. In addition, in laboratory testing institutions in this country, the number of laboratory test parameters is increasing rapidly.

This situation has brought about an international consensus on the need for technology development for each genetic test workflow, and for this technology to be reflected in a standardization of the testing systems necessary for genetic tests.

As of the present, however, there exists no established standard, either domestically or internationally, for the total testing system from receipt of the specimen to data processing. Therefore, it is hoped that, by continuing the tests and researches on the system following the previous year and by standardizing the gene expression identification methods and reference standards, Japan expands the genetic testing business and promotes the domestic and international standardization ahead of other countries.