Specimen Collection:
Specimen should be collected into a heparinised sterile container or sterile heparin vacutainer. Bone marrow smears slides can be submitted if testing required is limited to FISH.
Transportation Temperature:
Hold at Room temperature in a “chilly bin” to maintain a stable temperature. Specimens should be transported at ambient temperature and received within 48 hours of collection. If a delay in transit is anticipated samples may be stored at 4degC overnight.
Please note
EDTA is NOT the preferred anti-coagulant and can impede cell culture due to its chelation of calcium. Samples received in EDTA can be processed for FISH (non-dividing cells) however it may compromise samples requiring G-banded metaphase analysis.
Send a photocopy of the request form, plus the computer-generated sendaways form.
Haematology will phone Paul Oei, IGENZ, 307 3981 or 021 222 9975 to arrange taxi transport. Do not use separate numbers