Genetic Support Services
ECACC offers a comprehensive range of support services to human genetic research; from lymphocyte separation, Epstein Barr virus (EBV) immortalisation and cell banking, to preparation of DNA from whole blood and cell lines.
ECACC's customers benefit from our expertise and more than twenty years experience of providing services to UK human genetics research, spanning the initial Human Genome Mapping Project and in to the era of functional and translational genomics and systems biology, during which time we have processed more than 80,000 samples on behalf of our customers.
The following services are available:-
| DNA Extraction: | ||
| from whole blood | more details | |
| from cell lines | more details | |
| Cryopreservation of whole blood for EBV transformation | more details | |
| Preparation and storage of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) | more details | |
| Generation of lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) by EBV transformation: | ||
| from separated PBLs | more details | |
| from frozen whole blood | more details | |
| Frozen cells for DNA or RNA extraction | more details | |
ECACC Genetic Support Services can be tailored to meet the specific needs of individual customers, and you can opt to use all or just specific parts of the services. Contact ECACC if you would like more information, or would like to receive a copy of the Human Genetic Support Services Brochure.
ECACC is accredited to international quality standard ISO 9001:2008, and all procedures are managed in accordance with the standard.
