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Specimen Requirements and Specimen Stability
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Specimen Type |
Container/Tube |
Specimen Volume / Amount |
Specimen Stability |
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Whole Blood |
Lavender Top EDTA Tube |
3.0 mL - 6.0 mL |
7 days, ambient or refrigerated |
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Tissue: Umbilical cord, chorionic villi (CVS), tissue biopsies, products of conception (POC) |
Sterile container with transport medium provided by Laboratory (10.0 mL) |
CVS/POC: minimum 20 mg All other tissue: 10-25 mg |
48 hours from collection |
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Hair follicles |
Sterile container |
Minimum 20 hair follicles |
NA |
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Cultured cells |
Eppendorf tube with cultured cells with >90% confluence in HBSS |
1 x 106 to 5 x 106 |
12-24 hours from harvest |
Days and Times Performed
TAT 3 days
Referring / Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Molecular Diagnosis Centre, 67724384
Useful For
Extraction of human genomic DNA
Update
Last updated 05/05/2026
Service Code
LBC13186
1030129
Laboratory Code
LAB3040805
Test Info
(a) This test was developed by NUH Laboratory Medicine.
(b) This laboratory test has undergone in-house evaluation with appropriate quality assurance and control measures in line with laboratory best practice and accreditation requirements.