Guideline | Â | Recommend involvement of HCP | Informed consent | Provide or refer to HCP for pre- and/or post-test counseling | Communicate results in clear and/or culturally appropriate manner | Provide or require clinical evidence for recommended intervention | Provide user-friendly materials for DTC services | Address or disclose privacy and data storage policies | Disclose or require scientific evidence on which test is based (covering analytical and clinical validity, clinical utility) | Establish or require laboratory quality standards | Disclose laboratory accreditation | Increase regulation of DTC testing | Unbiased advertising and claims | Public and/or provider education | |
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North America | American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) [140] | 2008 | X | X | X | X | Â | Â | X | X | Â | X | Â | Â | Â |
 | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) [141] | 2008 | X | X | X |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | American Medical Association (AMA) [138] | 2008 | X | X | X |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) [136] | 2009 | X1 |  | X |  |  |  |  | X |  |  |  |  |  |
 | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) [137] | 2010 | X | X | X |  |  |  | X | X |  |  | X |  | X |
 | American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) [134] | 2007 |  | X |  |  | X |  | X | X |  | X | X |  | X |
 | National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) [135] | 2007 | X | X |  | X |  | X | X |  |  | X |  |  |  |
 | Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) [143] | 2011 | X | X |  |  |  |  | X | X |  | X |  | X |  |
Europe | European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) [133] | 2010 | X1 | X | X | Â | X | Â | X | X | X | Â | X | X | X |
 | Human Genetics Commission [139] | 2010 | X2 | X |  | X | X | X | X | X | X |  | X | X |  |
Asia | Human Genetics Society of Australasia (HGSA) [142] | 2007 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | X | Â | Â | Â | X | Â | X |