A novel approach to external quality assessment (EQA) using the Internet mimics the diagnostic situation so that multiple tests can be requested and EQA cases can be ‘tailor made’ to address a ...

When the University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory decided to hire their first ever genetic counselor they started by meeting with prospective applicants at the 2012 ...

Sure Laboratories is an independent clinical cytogenetics service laboratory providing dedicated microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (arrayCGH) screening for detection of copy number ...

In the Department of Genetics, doctors are using genetic and genomic testing to pinpoint the exact cause of a patient’s condition—even when symptoms mimic more than one disorder. This clarity is ...

Cytogenetic technologists analyze chromosomes found in biological specimens such as amniotic fluids, bone marrow, and blood to aid in the study, diagnosis, or treatment of genetic diseases.

New research shows that Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) detects abnormalities in chromosomes and DNA very quickly, effectively and accurately. Sometimes even better than all existing techniques together, ...

Reforms at the cytogenetics laboratory at Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin are important and necessary to meet best practice standards and to minimise risk and optimise patient care, the HSE ...

Cytogenetic Laboratory Project at the National Institute of Child Health was (NICH) launched on Monday. The project is being carried out by the Child Aid Association (CAA), in collaboration with the ...