Medical Genetics and Clinical Genomics Laboratories
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As Southern California's comprehensive genetic services provider, the Medical Genetics and Clinical Genomics Laboratories at UC San Diego Health provide state-of-the-art genetic testing services to health care professionals and their patients.
Genetic Testing Services
Staffed by highly trained licensed professionals and laboratory personnel, our laboratories work closely with board-certified clinical laboratory geneticists, molecular pathologists and genetic counselors to ensure timely interpretation of laboratory results.
Cytogenetics/Cytogenomics Laboratory
This lab offers chromosomal analysis, microarray analysis, FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) and other services. For more details, see Cytogenetics/Cytogenomics Laboratory.
Clinical Genomics Laboratory
This lab performs DNA- and RNA-based testing for determination of carrier status, diagnosis of disease, identification of acquired mutations, and predictive analysis of future disease. For more information and a list of tests offered, see Clinical Genomics Laboratory.
Genetic Testing Background
The medical genetics community has witnessed a rapid rise in the identification of disease-related genes and the subsequent availability of genetic tests that detect disease or an individual's carrier risk of disease.
Currently, more than 6,000 genetic diseases are known, and numerous genetic tests are available through diagnostic laboratories. Some tests identify chromosome abnormalities such as aneuploidy and rearrangements. Other tests detect the presence of inherited gene mutations and can confirm a suspected diagnosis of disease, determine an individual's carrier state, or predict future disease. Genetic tests are also performed to identify acquired gene mutations in cancerous cells.
Patient Referrals
UC San Diego Health's geneticists can help your patients make the best possible choices about the health of their families, with services including preconception testing and cancer genetics testing. For information about referring patients, see Genetic Testing and Counseling.
Contact Us
Cytogenetics/Cytogenomics Laboratory
858-657-5784
Clinical Genomics Laboratory
858-657-5776
Patient Referrals: Genetic Counseling and Testing
858-657-7200 (Prenatal Counseling)
858-822-3240 (Cancer Risk Counseling)
Lab location:
Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine
10300 Campus Point Drive, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121