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The International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) is an independent non-commercial nonprofit organization of genetic genealogists run by volunteers. It was founded by a group of surname DNA project administrators in 2005 to promote DNA testing for genealogy. It advocates the use of genetics in genealogical research, provides educational resources for genealogists interested in DNA testing, and facilitates networking among genetic genealogists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The International Society of Genetic Genealogy ) See Homepage, Our Mission and About ISOGG.〕 , it comprises over 8,000 members in 70 countries.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.scgsgenealogy.com/Jamboree/2013/DNAday.htm )〕 , regional meetings are coordinated by 20 volunteer regional coordinators located in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Egypt, Ireland and Russia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.isogg.org/rc.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.isogg.org/meetings.htm )〕 ISOGG hosts the ISOGG Wiki, a free online encyclopedia maintained by ISOGG members which contains a wide variety of educational resources and guidance for genetic genealogy consumers and DNA project administrators.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Wiki_Welcome_Page )〕 The ISOGG Wiki contains ethical guidelines for DNA project administrators and ISOGG members perform peer reviews of DNA project websites of other members on request, following which the websites may display the ISOGG Peer Reviewed graphic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.isogg.org/wiki/ISOGG_Project_Administrator_Guidelines )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.isogg.org/peerreview.htm )〕 ==Industry regulation and standards== In 2006 ISOGG co-founder and director Katherine Borges explained there was interest in testing as "people want to connect", and in 2010 she estimated one million people had taken DTC genetic genealogy tests since they became available in 2000. In 2008 ISOGG supported the passing of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act designed to prohibit the improper use of genetic information in health insurance and employment in the United States.〔 In July 2010 Borges represented ISOGG at an FDA public meeting on oversight of laboratory developed tests, where she spoke against FDA regulation preventing consumer access to DTC testing:〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/ucm212830.htm )〕 An article published in ''Genetics in Medicine'' in March 2012 provides an overview of the diverse array of tests and practices in the emerging DTC genetic genealogy industry. In the article, the authors highlight ISOGG's potential role in developing industry best practice guidelines and consumer guidance: The increasing affordability and popularity of DTC genetic genealogy testing has also raised ethical concerns about genealogists testing the DNA of others without consent. According to Borges, "People who realize the potential of DNA will go to great lengths to get it." The ISOGG Wiki contains a selection of external resources on ethics for genetic genealogists.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://isogg.org/wiki/Ethics )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Society of Genetic Genealogy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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