Quality Assurance database

The project: Quality assurance in genetic services

The outcome of genetic testing has a great impact on the life of patients and their entourage. The quality of genetic testing is thus of utmost importance but information on this topic is sparse or even intentionally absent. To remedy this EuroGentest released in July 2007, in collaboration with Orphanet , a public European QAu database with reliable public information about the quality systems of laboratories offering medical genetic testing. The database contains at present data about 230 laboratories from 32 countries.

These data comprise, besides laboratory contact details and a link to the Orphanet laboratory page, information about the quality manager, about the accreditation status with a link to the accreditation scope if applicable, and about participation in genetic EQA schemes.

With the awareness of the central role of QAu, we believe that this European QAu database will benefit laboratories by encouraging and providing recognition of their investment in QAu and by the possibility of a better informed choice for referral of tests, consumers (patients, doctors, laboratories, etc.) by a greater transparency and a possibility of a better-informed choice, and quality organizations (EQA providers, accreditation bodies etc.) by greater visibility and recognition of their roles.

Search for a lab or test

Find information on a test for a genetic disease or on a laboratory across Europe.

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Find information on the Quality Assurance (QAu) of a laboratory

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How to join

The database will be continually updated and participation in the database is freely open to all European laboratories offering human medical genetic testing. You can add your laboratory by filling out this form: Add a new laboratory

How was the database developed

Find out here how the database was developed and how validation was done.

How to use the search engine

Click here for a tutorial on how to use the search engine and what the technical requirements are for your browser.

Contact us

Do you have questions? Do you want to make suggestions? Do you want to do searches that are outside of the search engine scope?. Please contact us for any questions related to the QAu Database by emailing

The EuroGentest QAu database team

Dr Michael Morris
Dr Elisabeth Dequeker
Dr Anniek Corveleyn
Nick Nagels: Technical development and support
Lieve Desmet: administrator

Collaborators and partners

Orphanet , AEDP, BVDH, CDC, CF Network, DEKS, EMQN, EQUALIS, ERNDIM, GEDNAP, Hamburg, IEQA-ISS, INSTAND, IRTIQAS, Manchester, OQUASTA, SISN, UKNEQAS, UKSH, WEQAS
National Genetics Societies of Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Serbia & Montenegro
Many EuroGentest collaborators (Sarah Berwouts, Jean-Jacques Cassiman, ...)