GENETICS

Overview :

An ultra modern, state of the art, Department of Genetics at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, offers one of the best and most well equipped department in Western Maharashtra in a hospital setting. It strives to serve the society by bringing specialist clinical knowledge in the field of genetics coupled with high-end technology to the reach of common people at an affordable cost. The department is PCPNDT certified and lab is NABL accredited since 2008.

Spectrum of Services :

A. Clinical Genetics :

Clinical Genetics OPD

Prenatal Genetic counselling

Couple counselling for screening of Genetic disorders

Cancer Genetics Clinic

B. Genetics Facilities :

The department has a full time consultant panel ably supported by a team of 6-8 qualified and experienced technicians in each laboratory and administrative staff.

C. Laboratory Genetics :

Cytogenetics Lab:

• Microarray testing for abortus and haematological cancer
• Prenatal & postnatal FISH (fluorescence in-situ hybridisation) tests
• Karyotyping (cell culture)

Molecular Diagnostic Lab :

• Next-generation sequencing tests for Hereditary cancers (160 genes including BRCA),
• NGS based tests for solid tumors (52 genes for lung, colon, etc) and haematological cancers,
• Single gene sequencing, MLPA, Fragment analysis/Chimerism testing, HLA typing
• PCR and Real-time PCR for genetic diseases and cancer
• FISH testing for solid and haematological cancers
• Immuno-fluorescence tests for auto-immune disorders.
• Molecular microbiology related tests

Contact Us :

Department secretary : 020-40151679

Genetics Reception : 020-40151680

Emai l: geneticsdept@dmhospital.org

Whatsapp no. for non-urgent queries to be answered in 24 hours between 10 am to 6 pm Monday to Saturday :+91-8669041868

Location of department :

A wing, 6th floor, GS building, DMHR

Departmental Timetable :

Genetics Lab timings: Mon to Sat 9 am to 6.30 pm

Clinical Genetics OPD: Mon to Fri. 10 am to 3 pm by appointment only.- (020-40151100)

Cancer Genetics Clinic: Mon to Sat 10 am to 1 pm and 4 to 6 pm by appointment only. (020-40151100)

Departmental Workload :

1000 consultations in Clinical Genetics OPD

500 consultations done in Cancer Genetics Clinic

2000 samples tested in the Cytogenetics lab

12,000 samples processed in Molecular lab.

Courses and Training :

Observership/Internships available in the Genetics lab and OPD by selection

Guidance for the DNB students for molecular related thesis topics.

Events :

Hand-on workshops on ancillary techniques

National level Conferences conducted once every 2 years

Research projects and publications

Teaching for technicians, nurses and doctors