title: Cytogenetics at the University of Cape Town: A 45-year journey.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town; Department of Human Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town; and Division of Human Genetics, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. smarties@vinet.co.za.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Smart
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schutte
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruppelt
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D020732:Cytogenetic Analysis / Q000266:history*; D003582:Cytogenetics / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000266:history*; D013019:South Africa; D014495:Universities