Klinisk Genetisk Afdeling, Aarhus Universitetshospital

The Department of Clinical Genetics at Aarhus University Hospital provides genetic diagnostics and counselling to patients from Central Denmark Region. We counsel patients and families with chromosome anomalies, inborn errors of metabolism, syndromes, and other inherited, congenital, and malignant disorders. We see approximately 3600 patients annually in our outpatient clinic, where we diagnose and assess the risks of genetic predisposition to diseases such as cancer and perform diagnostics of syndromes. Our laboratories include a cytogenetic and a molecular genetic laboratory where we perform pre- and post-natal diagnostics. The laboratory is accredited according to the DS/EN ISO 15189:2013 standard. Our department has extensive research activities involving rare diseases, cancer predisposition, epidemiology, and laboratory genetics. We have close clinical and academic collaborations with other centres at Aarhus University Hospital, including the Center for Rare Diseases, Center for Fetal Diagnostics, and Department of Molecular Medicine. We have close collaboration with several groups at Aarhus University and our research laboratory facilities are located in the Skou Building at the Aarhus University Campus.