Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Test Name

Chromosomes chorionic villi

Synonyms

CVS

Pre Testing Requirements

Adult Specimen

10 mg Adult Sterile Container Chorionic Villus. Chorionic villus samples require an additional 5 mgs of villi for the FISH test. There may not be sufficient material for this additional test in some small samples.

Sample Delivery to Lab

Specimen delivery Ambient on day of collection. Refrigerate overnight then send ambient

Department

Sendaway - Cytogenetics

Test Availability

By arrangement with Laboratory. For optimal results, specimen should arrive at LabPlus within 24 hours of collection, therefore it must arrive at Health Waikato Laboratory asap after collection and by 11AM Thursdays. DO NOT SEND ON FRIDAYS

Laboratory Turnaround Time

15 days

Method

Sendaway - Refer to external testing laboratory report

Unit of measurement

Refer to report

Uncertainty of measurement

Refer to report

Additional Information

Referred Out

Registration Code

CCVA

HL7 mapping code

$CCVA