Specimen Guide

Womens Health

TEST REQUESTED

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT
Blood / Serum

Buccal Swab

MAXIMUM STABILITY

TURNAROUND TIME

Mouthwash

Preparent Trio Panel

Preparent Cystic Fibrosis
Preparent Spinal Muscular Atrophy

1x 4

2x

2x 4

2x

1x

3 days ambient / 7 days refrigerated

5 days ambient (Fragile X only)

1x

M 1

3 days ambient / 7 days refrigerated

7 10 days2

Preparent Fragile X
Factor V Leiden and/or Factor II Prothrombin
Preparent Standard Panel
Preparent Global Panel
Preparent Global+ Panel

1x

Additional tube required ONLY

if opting in for Tay-Sachs
Hexosaminidase A enzyme analysis.

8.5

Preparent Ashkenazi Jewish Panel

10 14 days2
2 days ambient.
Same-day pickup required.
No Saturday draws.

Hemoglobinopathy Evaluation

1x 4

5 days ambient

7 10 days

Alpha-Thalassemia

1x 4

5 days ambient

10 14 days

Beta-Thalassemia

1x 4

5 days ambient

14 21 days

Verifi Prenatal Test by Progenity

1 x 10

5 days ambient / Do not refrigerate 7 10 days

First-Trimester Screen
Requires nuchal translucency ultrasound

1x 4
5 days ambient

Second-Trimester Quad Screen

Open Neural Tube Defect Screen (AFP)

7 10 days

Allow specimen to clot for 15 30 minutes;

centrifuge to separate serum.
1x 4

1x

Informed PGx

M 3

3 days ambient / 7 days refrigerated

10 14 days

1x o
1x

OAR Ovarian Assessment Report

CMA for Pregnancy Loss

7 days ambient
24 hours ambient

8.5

Allow specimen to clot for 15 30 minutes;

centrifuge to separate serum.

Same-day pickup required.

No Saturday draws.

Tissue sample and 1 x 4 maternal blood

(see specimen kit)

Same-day pickup recommended.

Refrigerate sample.

7 days

14 21 days

1. Hemoglobinopathy Evaluation and Hexosaminidase A enzyme analysis cannot be performed on m

 outhwash or buccal swab specimens.
2. For Fragile X results with 55 90 CGG repeats, Xpansion Interpreter reflex testing requires an additional 2 weeks following the initial result.
3. No additional specimen is required if ordered in conjuction with Preparent Carrier Screening tests.

Collection
Requirement Key

Blood
4 4 mL Lavender-top EDTA tube
8.5

8.5 mL Yellow-top ACD tube

10

10 mL Black-and-tan-top Streck tube

Serum
4 4 mL Gold-top serum separator tube (SST)
8.5

8.5 mL Tiger-top serum separator tube (SST)

Other
M 15 mL mouthwash (see kit instructions)
B

Epicentre buccal swab (see kit instructions)

o ORAcollect buccal swab (see kit instructions)

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