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The sample entrance is the central contact point of the diagnostics department. Here, we receive and process all incoming samples, requests and queries. We, that is Jacqueline Kliemann, Diana Wessel, Simone Ahting und Bianca Lest.
If you wish to contact the sample entrance with any inquiries, questions, feedback or complaints, please find our contact details below:
University of Leipzig Medical Center
Department of diagnostics
Institute of Human Genetics
Philipp-Rosenthal-Straße 55 Haus W
04103 Leipzig
Telephone: +49 341 - 97 23800/Dial 03
Telefax: +49 341 – 97 28217
Availability: Mo - Fr: 8 - 16 o'clock (NO bank holidays)
E-Mail: eingangslabor@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
If you wish to initiate a genetic diagnostic testing with us, please send us the following documents/samples to the above-mentioned address:
- EDTA-whole-blood (at least 1 ml) for molecular genetic testing (e.g. exomes or targeted sequencing), Heparin-blood (at least 2 ml) for zytogenetic testing (chromosome analysis) or other samples (please contact us for further details, e.g. on prenatal testing)
- Laboratory requisition slip
- Informed consent of the Patient according to German Genetic Diagnostics Law (GenDG) (hier bitte verlinken)
- Confirmation of cost coverage (e.g. letter of referral (Germany) or written confirmation of cost coverage)
- In case of trio-exomes of family members (mainly parents), we also need a „Consent for the study Genetics of rare diseases"
Please note that in case of patients living abroad, we require full payment prior to the start of the laboratory diagnostics. Please get in touch with us for payment methods.
Unfortunately, we cannot start the analyses unless all above-mentioned documents are duly completed and available at the laboratory site.
