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Constitutional Cytogenetic Karyotype Testing

 

CLINICAL INDICATION

  • Aneuploidy other than 13, 18, 21, X/Y

  • Family study of known chromosome rearrangement (include copy of original report and/or proband name) 
    • Include copy of original report and/or proband name

  • Infertility 
  • IVF/ICSI Candidate

  • Multiple Miscarriages (≥3)

  • Amenorrhea (primary/ secondary)

  • Turner Syndrome

  • Klinefelter Syndrome

  • Followup to abnormal RAD/ Microarray

  • Other suspected chromosomal disorders

 

TESTING

Chromosome analysis

 

LABORATORY REQUISITION REQUIRED

 

SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS

3-5 ml peripheral blood in sodium heparin (green top) tube

All specimens must be sent with a completed requisition. Specimen and requisition must both be labelled with the following matching identifiers:

  • Patient's full name (first and last)
    AND

  • Patient's Health Card Number or Hospital Identification Number

Any specimens received without the appropriate requisition or identifiers may be rejected.

 

TURN AROUND TIME

4 weeks

(3 weeks for newborns)