Chromosome Analysis Skin Biopsy | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container	Sterile container with CV/POC transport media (To be obtained from Cytogenetics Laboratory) (After office hours, media to be obtained from DPLM Client Services, extension 1352)
Specimen Requirement	Specimen should be taken ASEPTICALLY under local anaesthesia, preferably not from groin area due to increased risk of fungal infection. Size: 2-3mm in diameter, including dermis. Shallow or conical biopsies that fail to reach dermis are not satisfactory. Place biopsy in transport media.
Specimen Storage/Transport	Store specimen at room temperature. For after office hours store at 4-8^oC in Client Services' refrigerator. Transport to laboratory as soon as possible.
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	18 days
Testing Laboratory Location	KKH
Laboratory	Cytogenetics
Contact Number	6394 1392
Day and Time Performed	When requested
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes
Downtime Form	Lab Cytogenetics
Additional Information	Consent required. Please fill up “Karyotyping / Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (FISH) for Constitutional Genetic Testing” [85060-FM-MB-103]. DO NOT FREEZE SPECIMEN. Transport container obtainable from cytogenetics lab.