Service disruption
Genetic testing at Great Ormond Street has been impacted by a shortage of plastic ware for our robotic workflow.
All urgent and cytogenetic testing is being maintained.
Non-urgent molecular and sequencing-based testing is operating normally again but is not currently meeting national turn around times for all tests.
Please contact us if you need to prioritise a test which has already been requested
Genetics.Labs@gosh.nhs.uk
NHNN Neurogenetics Laboratory move to Great Ormond Street
As part of the implementation of the NHSE reconfiguration of genomic testing in England, the NHNN Neurogenetics Laboratory at the NHNN / Institute of Neurology has merged with the Great Ormond Street Genetics Laboratories to become part of the Rare & Inherited Disease Laboratory of the North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub (GLH). GOSH and UCLH Clinical Scientists will work side by side in their existing analytical and reporting roles.
The Neurogenetics move took place in August 2020. Referrals for Neurogenetics tests can be sent to the Great Ormond Street Laboratories from now. For information on Neurogenetics-specific tests, please contact: ucl-tr.NHNNgenetics@nhs.net.
The National Genomic Test Directory specifies which genomic tests are commissioned by the NHS in England, the technology by which they are available, and the patients who will be eligible to access a test. The National Genomic Test Directory for rare and inherited disorders and cancer and associated eligiblity criteria can be accessed at https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-genomic-test-directories.
The Rare & Inherited Disease Laboratory at Great Ormond Street will continue to receive samples, perform genomic tests and dispatch DNA samples for specialist testing to the appropriate laboratory. We will issue further information about the future genomic testing arrangements as it becomes available.
Comprehensive constitutional chromosome analysis is offered for a range of referrals (postnatal and prenatal) using high density oligonucleotide microarrays, G-banding karyotyping and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Other DNA based cytogenetics tests employed by the laboratories include quantitative fluorescence polymerase chain reaction (QF-PCR) and multiplex ligation probe amplification (MLPA).
Diagnostic, carrier and predictive testing is offered for a comprehensive range of single gene disorders as well as a DNA banking service whereby samples can be forwarded to external laboratories for approved requests providing funding is available.
Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis by fetal sexing is offered for X-linked disorders and NIPD testing is also available for a number of single gene disorders. In addition, the laboratories are nationally commissioned to provide specialised diagnostic services for Bardet-Biedl syndrome, craniosynostoses, lysosomal storage disorders and severe combined immunodeficiencies.
The laboratories have a strong commitment to translational research and new service development and collaborate closely with clinical and academic colleagues within Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH), the UCL Institute of Child Health and the UCL Partners academic health science centre.
We are one of the partners in the North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub (NTGLH) who have genomic testing laboratories across North London. Led by Great Ormond Street NHS Foundation Trust, the partners include Barts Health NHS Trust, Imperial College Hospital and its partner laboratory North West London Pathology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust with its partner laboratory Health Services Laboratories, and The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital. Other organisations who have genetic services and active genomic research laboratories, such as Moorfields Eye Hospital, will also contribute to the GLH. For further information see our NTGLH website :About - North Thames Genomic Laboratory Hub (norththamesglh.nhs.uk)
Director of Genetics Laboratories - Lucy Jenkins FRCPath
Head of Service (Cytogenetics) - Deborah Morrogh FRCPath
Head of Service (Molecular Genetics) - Sam Loughlin DipRCpath
Head of Service (Neurogenetics) - James Polke PhD FRCPath
Monday-Friday 9am to 5.30 pm
Laboratory Tel (1): 020 7829 8870 Laboratory Tel (2): 020 7762 6888 Email: Genetics.Labs@gosh.nhs.uk
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