Genetics

Genetics

The Genetics unit of Laboratorio Echevarne offers support to specialists from different fields in the diagnosis of diseases using different technologies based on the detection of nucleic acids. Genetic determination is at the forefront of the field of diagnosis, meaning that an increasing number of diseases benefit from these technologies to improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Conventional cytogenetics

• Cell culture karyotype
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Postnatal diagnosis

Molecular cytogenetics

• Fluorescence in situ hybridisation
• Detection of aneuploidies
• Detection of haemato-oncological alterations
• QF-PCR

Arrays of DNA

• Prenatal diagnosis
• Postnatal diagnosis
• Haemato-oncological karyotype

Non-invasive prenatal test

• Analysis of foetal DNA in maternal blood

Molecular virology

• Viral load, HIV, HCV, HBV, CMV
• Viral genotyping and resistance study
• Detection of virus from the herpesvirus group in biological samples
• Detection and resistance of mycobacteria
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Respiratory infection
• Periodontal disease

Hereditary diseases

• Monogenic diseases
• Triplet repeat expansion disorders
• Genetic risk to common diseases
• Oncology genetics
• Reproductive genetics
• Forensic genetics