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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 5.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2022 May 4;24(8):1732–1742. doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2022.04.017

Table 1. Finalized gene-disease validity terms from the modified Delphi survey.

The “evidence terms” set was chosen for the database display and has become the primary term set used across the GenCC.

Finalized Gene-Disease Validity Terms
Evidence Terms Likelihood Terms
Definitivea Definitivea
Strong Confirmed
Moderate Likely
Limited Insufficient
Disputed Evidence Disputed
Refuted Evidence Refuted
No known disease relationship No Known Disease Relationship
Animal Model Only Animal Model Only
a

Definitive was not surveyed as a separate term choice. Definitions for each term can be found in the supplement (Table S1)