Sample type guide
A Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)
AF Amniotic fluid (5mls PCR – 10mls Karyotype)
CVS Chorionic Villus (medium provided by laboratory))
Paternity Testing (postnatal and prenatal) – sample required from each person being tested (3 people)
Code
PATT
Sample Reqs
A / AF / CVS [1] [12] Contact Genetics lab
Turnaround
5 days
Special instructions
[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions. [12] Please provide one sample for each person being tested.
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