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Publication, Part of

Genetic test activity in England and Scotland, 2016/17

Publication Date:
20 Aug 2018
Geographic Coverage:
England, Scotland
Geographical Granularity:
Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Regions
Date Range:
01 Apr 2016 to 31 Mar 2017
Page contents

Summary

This publication presents the results and analysis of the national data collection from UK Genetic Testing Network (UKGTN) member laboratories of NHS molecular and cytogenetic test activity for inherited diseases.

Data for Wales and Northern Ireland is not presented due to the legal framework around the data collection.

Note, the UK Genetic Testing Network (UKGTN) closed in 2018 when most of its functions moved to the Genomics Unit at NHS England.

Highlights

Key Facts

In addition to a national overview of testing, the laboratories were asked to flag tests for the following:

  • Fragile X
  • All germ line tests that included BRCA1 and BRCA2
  • Familial hypercholesterolaemia
  • Microarray
  • NIPT for aneuploidy
  • NIPD

Last edited: 9 March 2020 12:41 pm