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Genetics
The Section of Clinical Genetics and Dysmorphology provides comprehensive genetic evaluations of patients with birth defects, developmental delay, suspected genetic abnormalities, family histories of genetic disorders and adult onset genetic diseases. Advanced testing facilities available at St. Christopher’s include a cytogenetics laboratory.
Our cytogenetics laboratory offers a consultation service to clinicians and oncologists and has developed expertise in solid tumor and hematologic oncology karyotypic alterations for pediatric and adult malignancies, routine peripheral blood karyotyping, testing of products of conception, tissue culture, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing, inclusive of touch preparations from frozen tissue and formalin-fixed paraffin-imbedded samples, molecular cytogenetics, genetics of autism, disorders of sexual differentiation, and contiguous gene syndromes.
For more information call (215) 427-8413.
Meet the Team
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia has a highly qualified team of board-certified experts who are specially trained to work with the individual and unique needs of infants and pediatric patients.
The team is led by Carol E. Anderson, MD, Chief, Section of Genetics.