Cytogenetic Testing ­ External Quality Assessment Scheme Provision

I) Constitutional

Disorder	Name of scheme	Contact (more info below)	Telephone
1. Amniotic Fluid		Martine Doco	+33 - 32678 - 8582 8231
		Karsten Held	+49 - 40 - 3080 4570
		Domenica Taruscio	+39 - 064 - 990 4016
	Control de calidad del diagnostico citogenetico prenatal y constitucional	Carmen Ramos	+34 - 91 - 550 4872
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
2. Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)		Martine Doco	+33 - 32678 - 8582 8231
		Domenica Taruscio	+39 - 064 - 990 4016
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
3. Blood	Standard Cytogenetics EQA & Molecular Cytogenetics EQA, Labquality Inc	Kalle Simola	+358 ­ 3 - 311 75305
		Martine Doco	+33 - 32678 - 8582 8231
		Karsten Held	+49 - 40 - 3080 4570
		Domenica Taruscio	+39 - 064 - 990 4016
	Control de calidad del diagnostico citogenetico prenatal y constitucional	Carmen Ramos	+34 - 91 - 550 4872
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
4 Solid Tissue	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
5. FISH	Das Humangenetische Qualitaetsnetzwerk (HGQN)	Oliver Bartsch	+49 - 6131 - 175 791
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
6. QF-PCR		Karsten Held	+49 - 40 - 3080 4570
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
7. Microarray	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
8. Fanconi Anaemia	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644

 

II) Haematology /Oncology Cytogenetics

Disorder	Organisation	Contact (more info below)	Telephone
1. Haematological (not specified which disease group)	Contrôle externe de qualité en cytogénétique hématologique organise par le GFCH	Nicole Dastugue	+33 - 561 - 779 053
	GCECGH	Francisco Sole	+34 - 93 - 248 3035
		Domenica Taruscio	+39 - 064 - 990 4016
	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
2. LPD	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
	CEQA	Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)	+44 1865 220399
3. Acute Myeloid Leukemia	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
4. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
5. Acute Lymphoid Leukemia	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
6. FISH	Das Humangenetische Qualitaetsnetzwerk (HGQN)	Oliver Bartsch	+49 - 6131 - 175 791
	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644
7. Solid Tumours	UKNEQAS for Clinical Cytogenetics	Ros Hastings	+44 - 1865 - 857 644

 

Addresses

Finland:

Genetics Clinic
Dept Pediatrics
Tampere University Hospital,
POB 2000
33521Tampere,
Contact: Kalle O.J. Simola
Tel: +358 - 3 ­ 3117 5305

France:

Service de Génétique
Hopital-Maison Blanche
CHU-Reims
45 rue Cognacq Jay
51092 REIMS cedex
France
Contact: Dr Martine Doco-Fenzy
Tel: +33 - 3 -26 78 85 82

France FISH:

Génétique des Hémopathies
Laboratoire d'Hématologie
Hôpital PURPAN
31059 TOULOUSE CEDEX
France
Contact: Nicole Dastugue
Tel +33 - 561 ­ 779 053

Germany:

Fertility-Center HH,
Speersort 4,
20095 Hamburg,
Contact: Karsten Held
Tel: +49 ­ 40 ­ 3080 4570

Germany FISH:

Institut fuer Humangenetik
Klinikum der Johann Gutenbertg Untversitaet
55101 Mainz
Contact: Priv-Doz Dr Med Oliver Bartsch
Tel: +49 ­ 6131 ­ 175 791

Italy:

Instituto Superiore de Sanita,
Viale Regina Elena 299,
Rome,
Contact: Domenica Taruscio
+39 ­ 064 ­ 990 4016

Netherlands:

University Medical Hospital St Radboud
PO Box 9101,
6500 HB Nijmegen,
Contact: Brigitte Faas
Tel: +31 ­ 24 ­ 361 4105

Spain:

Fundacion Jimenez Diaz (Genetica)
Avda, Reyes Catolicos No 2
Madrid 28040
Contact: Mrs Carmen Ramos Corrales
Tel: +34 ­ 91 ­ 550 4872

Spain FISH:

Hospital del Mar
Laboratori de Citogenetica I Biologica Molecular
Servei Patologica
Passeig del Maritim
08003Barcelona
Contact: Franceso Sole
Tel: +34 ­ 93 ­ 248 3035

UK:

Level 2,
The Womens Ctr,
John Radcliffe Hospital,
Oxford,
OX3 9DU,
Contact: Ros Hastings
Tel: +44 ­ 1865 ­ 857 644

CEQA

The Womens Center
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford
OX3 9DU
Contact: Bettina Quellhorst-Pawley (Quality Manager)
Tel: +44 1865 220399

Last changed: 2010-03-23