Full details of the service provided by the Laboratory can be found in the Laboratory Users Manual.
A list of all services currently available in Scotland can be found at National Services Scotland (Test Directories).
Full details of the services provided by other Scottish Genomic Network Laboratories, including request forms, can be found on the Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh laboratory websites.
A list of all genomic tests commissioned by NHS England for rare and inherited disorders, and cancer can be found in The National Genomic Test Directory.
Please note due to significant staffing issues and service optimisation, the laboratory is currently experiencing backlogs to the following services:
Analysis and reporting for routine Germline Karyotyping and Hereditary Haemochromatosis (09/10/24).
Analysis and reporting for FFPE FISH services. This includes HER2 analysis for Breast and Gastric cancer referrals, FISH assays for Lymphoproliferative Disorders (including MYC, IGH-MYC, BCL2, BCL6 etc) and Lung cancer (ALK and ROS1). (09/10/24).
We endeavour to clear these backlogs as soon as possible. Please continue to contact us to flag urgent cases and we will do our upmost to prioritise. The department is confident that this is a short-term interruption that should be resolved by a number of mitigating actions, including cross-training and active recruitment and we will update further here as soon as possible.
Sending a sample for Genetic testing
Each request accepted by the laboratory for testing is considered an agreement between the user and laboratory. Please see the Terms and Conditions of Service
Sample acceptance criteria / mandatory information
Either a completed request form or a detailed letter must be sent with each patient sample. Forms can also be requested by telephoning the department on 0141 354 9300 or downloaded from the list using ‘Request Forms (Germline and Somatic)’ tab below.
As a minimum, two pieces of patient identifying information must be provided on both the form and the sample container, e.g. name and CHI number. Specimens may be rejected if the form and the sample container do not have the same 2 patient identifiers.
Consent for testing
Discussions regarding testing and/or storage of genetic material is the responsibility of the referring clinician and a summary of clinical consent will be included in the patient’s health record. Consent is implied by submitting the sample for testing to the laboratory.
Further Analysis on Previously Stored Sample
For clinical users that wish to request further genetic testing for patients where we already have an appropriate specimen in the laboratory, the Further Analysis Request Form needs to be filled in. This will automatically send the request to the genetics laboratory. The request will be actioned by the laboratory or someone from the laboratory will contact the referring clinician if there are any issues or if further information is required.
Accreditation and Quality Management
The Laboratory Genetics department is accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to ISO 15189:2012 standards. The scope of accredited services are listed within our UKAS schedule of accreditation.
As part of our quality management system and to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our users, we are always keen to receive any comments you may have regarding the quality of the service we provide and would welcome any suggestions on ways in which we might be able to improve the service. If you are not satisfied with any aspect of the service, please contact the Quality Manager.
Privacy Statement
In Laboratory Genetics, we use secure cloud-based analysis tools to help us analyse and interpret DNA sequencing results. Please see the NHSGGC Privacy Notice for cloud-based genetic NGS analysis
Request Forms (Germline and Somatic)
Links to Forms
- Routine Genetic Testing Request Form
- Clinical Exome gene panels list v2 (Glasgow)
- Molecular Haematology-oncology testing
- Solid Tumour Request Form
- Paediatric ALL MRD Test Request Form
- Clinical update form for Paediatric ALL MRD patients
- ALL Together MRD request form
- Glasgow Epilepsy Service Proforma
- Genetic Epilepsy NGS panel v1
- Disorders of Sexual Development Proforma
- Disorders of Sexual Development NGS gene panel list v1
- Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism Referral Form
- Hereditary Cancer Panel Testing Proforma
- SGLC Test Request Form
Haemato-oncology send away tests – all referrals for specialist testing must be sent via Laboratory Genetics for processing and forwarding to appropriate test centre
Germline
More information coming soon…
Rare and inherited disease
More information coming soon…
Somatic
More information coming soon…
Haematology Malignancy
More information coming soon…
Cancer (Solid Tumour)
More information coming soon…