The Department of Genetic Medicine was formed in 2003 when the Departments of Chemical Pathology and Laboratory Genetics from the Division of Laboratory Medicine, and the SA Clinical Genetics Service from the Division of Paediatric Medicine joined forces.
The new department provides an integrated clinical and laboratory health service for South Australians with genetic disorders, their families and doctors. The Department will also increase opportunities for cooperative activity in clinical service provision, genetic testing and research, and for marketing services nationally and internationally.
Research is an important focus for the Department, with programs in
The Department works towards reducing the effect of genetic disorders on the health of the community through diagnosis and screening, counselling, clinical management, education, technology development, research and provision of prevalence data.
The Department consists of the following services and units:
Cytogenetics Laboratory
Epilepsy Research Program
Lysosomal Diseases Research Unit
Metabolic
Laboratory
Metabolic
Physician and Clinics
Diagnostic Molecular Genetics Laboratory
National
Referral Laboratory for Lysosomal, Peroxisomal and Related Genetics Disorders
Neonatal
Screening Laboratory
Neurogenetics Research Program
SA Clinical Genetics Service - Clinical Genetics
Unit
SA Clinical Genetics Service - Familial Cancer Unit
SA
Maternal Serum Antenatal Screening (SAMSAS) Program
Toxicology & Porphyrins Reference Laboratory
Weekdays 9am - 5pm
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