Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a genetic condition which occurs in about one person in every 250. It causes high cholesterol…
Dr Paul Brennan
Paul undertook undergraduate and postgraduate training in medicine in Newcastle and completed specialist training in Clinical Genetics in Nottingham. He…
Angharad Goodman
Qualifications: BSc Hons, FRCPath, HCPC registered. Angharad gained her BSc in human genetics from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2004…
Genetics
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hosts clinical and laboratory genetics services for people living in Tyne and Wear, Cumbria, Northumberland,…
Laboratory Rare Diseases Services
The Rare Diseases Service performs and reports on a range of tests from simple PCR based assays to detect one…
Laboratory Cancer Services
Detection of acquired genetic abnormalities in haematological malignancies and solid tumours is of proven value in diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring….
Clinical Genetics Services
Clinical Services Clinical Team Breast cancer genetic testing form (R208_R444) Making a Referral What to Include in a Referral What Happens…
National Renal Complement Therapeutics Centre (aHUS)
aHUS link to website
The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre (LGMD Service)
The Highly Specialised Service for Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy is based within The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust…