St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited

Site

Mitochondrial and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders Lab

Accreditation No.

13786

Site No.

13779

Date of Accreditation

28 Apr 1999

Address

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, 5th Floor Daly Wing, 35 Victoria Parade
Fitzroy, VIC 3065
Australia

svhm.org.au/home/health-professionals/diagnostic-services/clinical-neuroscience

Contact

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

S (Specialised)

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Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Mitochondrial and Autoimmune Neurological Disorders Lab

ISO 15189 (2022)

  • This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.

Human Pathology

Service Product Determinant
Immunopathology - Detection and/or quantitation and/or characterisation of autoantibodies Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Serum Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antibodies (NMDA); Anti-contactin associated protein (CASPR); Anti-dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-like protein 6 antibodies (DPPX); Anti-gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) B receptor antibodies; Anti-glutamate receptor antibodies (AMPA/NMDA); Anti-leucine rich glioma inactivated protein 1 antibodies (LGI 1)
Molecular genetics - DNA extraction Blood DNA storage for future analyses; Purified PCR product; Viable DNA for sequencing
Blood; Muscle; Urine DNA storage for future analyses; Purified PCR product; Viable DNA for sequencing
Hair DNA storage for future analyses; Purified PCR product; Viable DNA for sequencing
Molecular genetics - DNA sequencing Blood; Hair; Muscle; Urine Sequenced DNA by Sanger sequencingPCR products sent to AGRF for capillary separation only. ABI files sent back to the laboratory and use Chromas and QSV analysis for sequencing reads and quantitation.
Molecular genetics - Mitochondrial investigation for heteroplasmy of constitutional genetic abnormalities - Diagnostic testing Blood; Hair; Muscle; Urine Mitochondrial DNA analysis for specific or unknown variants
Molecular genetics - Mitochondrial investigation for heteroplasmy of constitutional genetic variants - Carrier testing Blood; Hair; Muscle; Urine Mitochondrial DNA analysis for specific or known variants
Molecular genetics - Predictive genetic testing - Targeted genes Blood; Hair; Muscle; Urine Mitochondrial disorders
Molecular genetics - Predictive mitochondrial genetic testing Blood; Hair; Muscle; Urine Mitochondrial DNA analysis for specific or known variants
Molecular genetics - Screening for an unknown mutation - Targeted genes Blood; Hair; Muscle; Urine Mitochondrial disorders

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