Chemical Pathology

The Department of Chemical Pathology has now been merged into the Department of Genetic Medicine at the Women's and Children's Hospital. To access the Department of Genetic Medicine page or the pages for any of the sections that were previously in the Department of Chemical Pathology, please click on the links below.

Department of Genetic Medicine

Antenatal screening (SAMSAS)
Screening for Down syndrome, neural tube defects and pregnancy pathologies.

National Referral Laboratory
Provides an Australasian diagnostic service for lysosomal, peroxisomal and related genetic disorders.

Metabolic Physician & Clinics
Provides a clinical service for children with proven or suspected inborn errors of metabolism.

Metabolic & Therapeutics
Offers a comprehensive service for the diagnosis and monitoring of a range of inborn errors of metabolism. Primary screens include amino acids, organic acids, mucopolysaccharides and very long chain fatty acids.

Neonatal Screening
Provides a comprehensive newborn screening service, utilising tandem mass spectrometry, to detect and treat more than 30 metabolic disorders before the appearance of symptoms.

Toxicology & Special Biochemistry
Provides biochemical analyses of trace metals, vitamins, specific drugs and metabolites, porphyrins and triagenic amines, specialised obstetric and paediatric support services as well as an analytical toxicology service.

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