*NEW FOR 2012*
Next Generation Sequencing pilot EQA - UK NEQAS and EMQN
Register your interest in participating from 30th January 2012. Details are given below.

**2012 EQA SCHEMES**
Full details will be distributed in January 2012.

**KRAS and EGFR PILOT SCHEMES 2011-12**
These Molecular Pathology pilot EQAs have been upgraded to full EQA schemes for 2012-13. See NEWS page for further information.

*NEW FOR 2012*
BRAF pilot EQA will be offered in 2012. If you would like to participate in this pilot EQA then please complete the survey at http://fs2.formsite.com/ukneqas/form33/index.html. This survey is open until 10th February 2012.


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UK NEQAS gives objective information and advice to clinical laboratories throughout laboratory medicine on the quality of their analytical and interpretative performance, in order to help them provide accurate and reliable test results and advice to clinicians, which facilitates optimal patient care. Advances in our understanding of genetic diseases has led to a revolution in testing technologies. UK NEQAS is committed to providing external quality assessment in this rapidly evolving field.
UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics provides external quality assessment for a range of inherited diseases currently tested in diagnostic molecular genetic laboratories. For more information on the UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics see Introduction.

*POOR PERFORMANCE CRITERIA*
The poor performance criteria for all external quality assessment schemes offered by the UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics are have been reviewed following recommendations from the Joint Working Group on Quality Assurance.  Full details of UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics Poor Performance criteria can be found in the Participants' Manual.

*New*

* Next Generation Sequencing pilot EQA*
UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics in conjunction with EMQN will be offering a pilot scheme for Next Generation Sequencing during 2012.  If your laboratory would be interested in participating then please log on to your website account and register for the NGS pilot 2012 from 30th Jnauary 2012.  This will register your interest in participating.  Participants numbers will be limited so criteria will be applied by the Scheme Organisers to select a small number of laboratories.

*Pathogenicity of sequence variants pilot EQA*
A pilot scheme has been introduced for 2012 for laboratories to interprete the pathogenicity of sequence variants.  This will be a web-based interpretation only EQA and further details can be found on NEWS page.  If your laboratory would be interested in participating then please contact the Scheme Organiser (info@ukneqas-molgen.org.uk). 

*cffDNA pilot EQA*
UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics is currently developing the cell free fetal DNA testing for sex determination pilot scheme and it will be offered during 2012.  If your laboratory would be interested in participating then please contact the Scheme Organiser (info@ukneqas-molgen.org.uk).

UK NEQAS for Molecular Genetics website account

In order to participate in UK NEQAS for Molecular Genectis EQA schemes you require a website account.  To apply for an account click on the "My Account" button at the top of the page and follow the instructions.

 

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