The Bihor Regional Centre for Medical Genetics, operating at the County Emergency Clinical Hospital, has expanded its diagnostics capacity by acquiring and implementing the Spectrum Compact CE System, a state-of-the-art Sanger sequencer for DNA analysis and molecular biology investigations, the centre reported on Tuesday.
The new equipment expands the range of genetic tests available and contributes to faster and more accurate diagnostics, while facilitating patients' access to modern medical genetics services, agerpres reports.
The value of the device amounts to EUR 100,000, with the investment being made on a donation form Unanimis Association, which thus supported the development of the centre's diagnostics infrastructure.
"We want to thank our partners from Unanimis Association for this donation and for the fact that they chose to support a project with a direct impact on patients and our community. The introduction of this system allows us to expand the range of genetic investigations and to offer faster and more accurate diagnostics," according to the centre's coordinator, Maria Claudia Jurca.
Medical genetics has a tradition of over 35 years in Oradea, with the activity being initiated at the former Children's Hospital Marius Bembea, of the medical genetics pioneers in Romania. Currently, this tradition is continued by the constant development of the Bihor Regional Centre for Medical Genetics, the modernisation of the laboratory and the expansion of access to specialised investigations.
With the new system, Sanger sequencing, identification of genetic mutations and the performance of essential analyses for a rapid and accurate establishment of the diagnosis are possible. The investment is said to strengthen the centre's role as a regional hub in medical genetics and precision medicine, serving patients from Bihor County, but and also the counties of Salaj, Alba, Maramures and Satu Mare.
