Open AccessCytogenetics at the University of Cape Town: A 45-year journey
Author(s) -
R. D. Smart,
G.J. Schutte,
T Ruppelt,
L J Greenberg
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2016.v106i6.10987
Subject(s) - medicine , cape , cytogenetics , multidisciplinary approach , unit (ring theory) , library science , service (business) , family medicine , archaeology , genetics , sociology , history , chromosome , social science , economy , economics , mathematics education , mathematics , biology , computer science , gene
This article is a brief record of the cytogenetics laboratory from its birth in 1971, under the auspices of the University of Cape Town, throughout its development within the Department of Human Genetics, under the leadership of Professor Peter Beighton, to its present position at Groote Schuur Hospital, as a multidisciplinary unit run by the National Health Laboratory Service.