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MalfunctionPTA

MAYO CLINIC GENEGUIDE HELIX

Received Mar 20, 2020 · Event occurred Feb 8, 2019

Report MW5093889 · MDR key 9865452

Device

Generic name

Genetic Variant Detection And Health Risk Assessment System

Manufacturer

Unk

Product problems

  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings

Patient

33 YR

  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient
  • No Known Impact Or Consequence To Patient

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

I THINK THE LINK WILL BE REMOVED FROM MAUDE; HOWEVER, IN TERMS OF PROVIDING INFO TO THE FDA, THERE IS ADD'L INFO AVAILABLE HERE: (B)(6). I ALSO UPLOADED DATA TO MY PERSONAL GENOME PROJECT PAGE ON (B)(6) 2019: (B)(6). I THINK MY CONCERN IS TECHNICALLY NOT AN ERROR, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR CONSUMERS: I AM A CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARRIER (AS DEFINE BY CLINVAR, THE CTFR2 DATABASE, ETC.) BUT MY VARIANT WAS NOT ABOVE THOSE LISTED AS BEING CHECKED IN MY REPORT. HOWEVER, IF YOU CHECKED MY RAW DATA (WHICH I HAD TO PAY EXTRA TO RECEIVE, AND I ONLY RECEIVED A GVCF FILE, RATHER THAN THE MORE TYPICAL FASTQ+BAM+VCF COMBINATION THAT I WOULD PREFER), THEN YOU COULD SEE THE VARIANT CALL FOR MY CYSTIC FIBROSIS VARIANT. SO, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THIS FROM THE DATA GENERATED, EVEN THOUGH MY REPORT SAID I WAS NOT A CYSTIC FIBROSIS CARRIER (WHICH I THINK MAY BE CONFUSING FOR SOME CUSTOMERS, AND THAT IS WHY I SUBMITTED A REPORT). THE COMPANY SPECIFICALLY ADVERTISES CYSTIC FIBROSIS TESTING. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).