Ordering Recommendations

Gene DX will no longer be accepting orders for Chromosome Analysis due to closing. CPA will now send all orders to Lab Corp for resulting. 

LABCORP TEST: 052045

Additional Information

THIS TEST REQURIES GREEN-NA (SODIUM) 

EPIC code

LAB888

Collect

x2
2 GREEN-NA (SODIUM) 

Specimen Preparation

WHOLE BLOOD (DO NOT SPIN) 

Specimen Volume

6.0ml (2.0ml)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL AMBIENT <48 HOURS (SPECIMEN MAY BE REFRIGERATED IF THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIPMENT.) DO NOT FREEZE.

Unacceptable Conditions

  • HEMOLYSIS
  • CLOTTED SPECIMEN 
  • SPECIMEN MORE THAN 48 HOURS OLD
  • IMPROPER ANTICOAGULANT 
  • FROZEN SPECIMEN 
  • PLASMA

Lab Dept

LABCORP

Methodology

Culture of cells in special medium; colcemid arrest of cells in prophase stage of mitosis following cell synchronization techniques. If cytogenetic analysis is normal, SNP microarray analysis is performed using the Cytoscan® HD platform, which uses more than 743,000 SNP probes and 1,953,000 NPCN probes with a median spacing of 0.88 kb.

Last Updated

7/6/23

Synonyms

  • LAB888
  • CHROM
  • CHROMOSOME

Lab Dept

LABCORP

Additional Information

THIS TEST REQURIES GREEN-NA (SODIUM) 

Notes

For pediatric microarray and parental/familial studies label with the following information:
  • Specimen collection date (today’s date)
  • Patient’s sex
  • Patient’s date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
  • Patient’s full name, including legal first and last name
Lab Test Information

Ordering Recommendations

Gene DX will no longer be accepting orders for Chromosome Analysis due to closing. CPA will now send all orders to Lab Corp for resulting. 

LABCORP TEST: 052045

Additional Information

THIS TEST REQURIES GREEN-NA (SODIUM) 

EPIC code

LAB888

Collect

x2
2 GREEN-NA (SODIUM) 

Specimen Preparation

WHOLE BLOOD (DO NOT SPIN) 

Specimen Volume

6.0ml (2.0ml)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL AMBIENT <48 HOURS (SPECIMEN MAY BE REFRIGERATED IF THERE IS A DELAY IN SHIPMENT.) DO NOT FREEZE.

Unacceptable Conditions

  • HEMOLYSIS
  • CLOTTED SPECIMEN 
  • SPECIMEN MORE THAN 48 HOURS OLD
  • IMPROPER ANTICOAGULANT 
  • FROZEN SPECIMEN 
  • PLASMA

Lab Dept

LABCORP

Methodology

Culture of cells in special medium; colcemid arrest of cells in prophase stage of mitosis following cell synchronization techniques. If cytogenetic analysis is normal, SNP microarray analysis is performed using the Cytoscan® HD platform, which uses more than 743,000 SNP probes and 1,953,000 NPCN probes with a median spacing of 0.88 kb.

Last Updated

7/6/23

Synonyms

  • LAB888
  • CHROM
  • CHROMOSOME
Internal Laboratory Use

Lab Dept

LABCORP

Additional Information

THIS TEST REQURIES GREEN-NA (SODIUM) 

Notes

For pediatric microarray and parental/familial studies label with the following information:
  • Specimen collection date (today’s date)
  • Patient’s sex
  • Patient’s date of birth (MM/DD/YYYY)
  • Patient’s full name, including legal first and last name