MOLECULAR GENETICS

Molecular genetics is the field of biology and genetics that studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level to give insight into heredity, genetic variation and mutations by calculating genetic risks and integrating molecular and clinical data. Specimens are analyzed using a variety of techniques such as fragment analysis, DNA sequencing and mutation detection; techniques vary also from single gene analysis to high quality Next generation sequencing panels covering all actionable inherited disorders from 18 medical specialties. In addition, we can address medical exome sequencing to cover more than 1200 clinically relevant genes addressing complex phenotypes for disease gene discovery.

Molecular genetic testing is important for many diseases; in the case of colon cancer for example, it is important to identify the hereditary colon cancer causes due to its important ramifications to all family members of the affected individual; For cancer patients, examining the molecular make-up of a cancer helps in the identification of genetic alterations which are driving its biologic behavior; when this actionable clinical information is provided, doctors can then utilize potential therapies targeting a specific tumor with specific molecular alterations and to guide rational therapies.

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Phone: 17 237 305 / ​332
E-mail: molecular@agu.edu.bh

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