Funding statement: None declared.
Danksagungen
Die Autoren möchten sich bei den aktuellen und ehemaligen Mitgliedern des European Board of Medical Genetics für ihre Bemühungen bedanken, gute professionelle Standards in Aus- und Weiterbildung sowie Praxis von genetischen Dienstleistungen in Europa zu setzen.
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Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
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Informed consent: Not applicable.
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Ethical approval: Not applicable.
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