Shipping Instructions

Body fluid or spinal fluid specimens must arrive within 4 days of collection.

Specimen Required

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Preferred:

Specimen Type: Paraffin-embedded tissue

Container/ Tube: Paraffin block

Collection Instructions:

1. Decalcified specimens (eg, bone marrow core biopsies) are not acceptable.

2. Indicate specimen source.

3. Include pathology report.

Specimen Stability Information: Ambient

Additional Information: If the quality of the biopsy specimen is poor, testing should not be ordered. Testing may be canceled if DNA requirements are inadequate.

Acceptable:

Specimen Type: Tissue slide

Slides: 20 Unstained slides

Container/Tube: Transport in plastic slide holders

Collection Instructions:

1. Send 20 unstained, nonbaked slides with 5-micron thick sections of tissue.

2. Decalcified specimens (eg, bone marrow core biopsies) are not acceptable.

3. Indicate specimen source.

4. Include pathology report.

Specimen Stability Information: Ambient

Additional Information: Testing may be canceled if resultant extracted DNA does not meet concentration requirements.

Specimen Type: Body fluid

Sources: Pleural, peritoneal, vitreous and spinal fluid

Container/Tube: Sterile container

Specimen Volume: At least 5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. If the volume is large, pellet cells prior to sending.

2. Send less volume at ambient temperature or as a frozen cell pellet.

3. Specify the type of fluid being submitted.

Specimen Stability Information:

Body fluid: Ambient 4 days/Refrigerated/Frozen

Cell pellet: Frozen

Specimen Type: Frozen tissue

Container/Tube: Plastic container

Specimen Volume: 100 mg

Collection Instructions:

1. Freeze tissue within 1 hour of collection.

2. Indicate specimen source.

Specimen Stability Information: Frozen

Specimen Type: Extracted DNA

Container/Tube: 1.5- to 2-mL tube

Specimen Volume: Entire specimen

Collection Instructions:

1. DNA must be extracted within 7 days of collection.

2. Label specimen as extracted DNA and source of specimen.

3. Provide volume and concentration of DNA on label.

Specimen Stability Information: Frozen (preferred)/Refrigerated/Ambient

Additional Information: DNA must be extracted in a CLIA-certified laboratory or equivalent and must be extracted from a specimen type listed as acceptable for this test (including applicable anticoagulants). We cannot guarantee that all extraction methods are compatible with this test. If testing fails, one repeat will be attempted, and if unsuccessful, the test will be reported as failed and a charge will be applied.