Liver Molecular Genetics Laboratory

Laboratory overview

The laboratory operates 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.

Liver Molecular Genetics is a UKAS accredited medical laboratory (No: 8805) accredited to ISO15189:2012 for the tests listed in the schedule of accreditation on the UKAS website (https://www.ukas.com/wp-content/uploads/schedule_uploads/00007/8805-Medi...).

Key features

The laboratory delivers a range of tests for gastric and hepatic diseases, all of which are aligned to the NHSE Genomics Test Directory (https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-genomic-test-directories/).

R171 – Cholestasis (84 days)

R172 – Wilson disease (42 days)

R173 – Polycystic liver disease (42 days)

R175 – Pancreatitis (42 days)

R177 – Hirschsprung disease – familial (42 days)

R331 – Intestinal failure (84 days)

R240, R242, R244, R375 – Targeted testing for known variants in family members (14-42 days depending on specific request)

The laboratory also has an active research and development programme with close affiliation to King’s College London (KCL).

Please note that the remainder of the tests within the Gastrohepatology repertoire (R168, R169. R170, R176) are provided by the Viapath Molecular Pathology Laboratory. Please refer to their web page for further details about requesting these tests (http://www.viapath.co.uk/departments-and-laboratories/red-cell-centre-mo...).

Clinical Team overview

The Liver Molecular Genetics laboratory works closely with King’s College Hospital Clinical Hepatology. The laboratory is co-located with the clinical staff within the KCH institute of Liver Studies. The laboratory is led clinically by Professor of Molecular Hepatology, Richard Thompson, providing a unique connection between the scientific and clinical teams. Scientific team members actively contribute to patient management through multi-disciplinary meetings.

Requests

Our current request form is available to download from the South East GLH website at the following address:

https://southeastgenomics.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/SE-GLH-Gastr...

To request testing that is not part of the Gastrohepatology genomics repertoire and/or is not funded by NHSE please contact the laboratory.

User Handbook

A copy of the department's User Handbook is available below