Testing Services
When our experts order genetic testing, our facilities are close at hand. On the Johns Hopkins East Baltimore Medical Campus is Johns Hopkins Genomics, a joint effort of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and the Department of Pathology.
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With approximately 200 staff, including clinical molecular geneticists, bioinformaticists, statistical geneticists, clinical geneticists and molecular pathologists, Johns Hopkins Genomics incorporates research and clinical services, including:
- Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR)
- Genetic Resources Core Facility (GRCF)
- DNA Diagnostic Laboratory
- Molecular Pathology Laboratory
- Clinical Genome Laboratory
Services include:
- genotyping and sequencing for basic and clinical research projects
- clinical exome and custom targeted sequencing for Mendelian variants and somatic mutations
- phenotype-specific multigene panels for inherited disorders
- oncologic gene panels for detection of somatic mutations in cancer
- clinical cytogenetics services
- next-generation sequencing applications including RNA-seq, ChIP-seq and microbiome sequencing
- sample processing, including live cell immortalization and a CAP-certified LN2 biorepository
- DNA isolation
- methylation testing
- cell line authentication
- mycoplasma detection
- custom DNA assay design
- single cell genomics
- digital PCR and qPCR assays