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Blood chromosomes : |
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Draw 3 – 5 ml of peripheral blood (1 minimum for newborns) info a sterile sodium heparinized tube (green top vacutainer ).
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Amniotic cell chromosomes : |
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Draw 20 – 30 ml of amniotic fluid , observing sterile techniques , into 2 – 3 sterile tubes .
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Bone marrow for cancer chromosomes analysis : |
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Sample should be obtained prior to initiating therapy , sodium heparinized tube may be used (green top vacutainer).
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Solid tissue / skin , cartilage for chromosomes : |
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1- 2 mm of skin , cartilage or other tissue aseptically transferred in a sterile normal saline or a medium available from our center or sterile RPMI or HAM's F10 nutrient medium.
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Triple Marker screen & First trimester screening : |
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2 – 3 ml of serum or whole blood on yellow top vacutaner (gel clot activator).
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Aminogram: |
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1 – 2 ml of plasma and 2ml of urine for amino acide in plasma and urine
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please do not freeze and avoid overheating. |
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