UCSD Biochemical Genetics

A Program in the Division of Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego

The Biochemical Genetics Laboratory in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego has been in operation since the establishment of the UCSD Medical School in 1969. We are involved in the care of patients with inborn errors of metabolism, in related research, and in performance of diagnostic services and research support. Our specialty is applied metabolomics. We offer many common metabolic tests, and several tests not generally available, which have been developed in the conduct of research or the care of our patients. Please call if we can be of assistance in your research, diagnostic, therapeutic plans.

Professional and Operations Staff
Diagnostic Laboratory Services
- Biochemical Genetics Laboratory and Cystine Determination Laboratory
Research and Metabolomics
Clinical Division: Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disease Center
Informatics: UCSDW3BG world-web web list of Biochemical Genetics laboratory services
Links to other sites of biochemical genetics interest
Pages of tools and functions are being assembled here
Special Events:
Memorabilia posted here from the First Nyhan Symposium, 9 February, 2008. The "Scions of Nyhan" - a full-day symposium featuring several of those who passed through UCSD at formative times in their careers; now prominent in their own right.

Background: schematic of pathways of intermediary metabolism, after Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell.
Produced 22-Sep-95. Bruce A. Barshop, M.D., Ph.D.
URL http://biochemgen.ucsd.edu/. Please email <bbarshop@ucsd.edu> for comments or questions.

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Last edited: 14-Mar-2011