Department of Genetics

1. Medical Treatment Details and Features

 (1)Gene-level diagnosis is offered, (2)This is a clinical department where young researchers are educated on techniques to identify genetic mutation. We are engaged in research works in cooperation with the departments of clinical genetics, infectious disease, endocrinology and metabolism, neurology, gastroenterology and Department of Clinical Laboratory Pathology Division among the specialized clinical departments in this hospital.

2. Main target diseases

  • These include chromosome disorder (Turner syndrome, etc.), malformation syndrome (Sotossyndrome, etc.), congenital metabolic disorder (hypoglycemia, acidosis, etc.), and neurodegenerative disease (adrenocortical dystrophy, etc.).