Cell Culture for Possible Additional Prenatal Studies
- Laboratory
- Quest Diagnostics
- Test code
- 10225
- Specimen
- 20 mL amniotic fluid submitted in a sterile conical plastic screw-cap tube or 20 mg chorionic villus sampling submitted in a sterile conical plastic screw-cap tube containing CVS transport medium
- Fasting
- Not stated
- LOINC
- 31208-2, 3169-0, 49051-6, 55752-0
- Turnaround
- Report available 10-25 days
Laboratory assay overview
This test is intended to preserve amniocentesis or chorionic villus samples (CVS) until molecular or other studies are completed. For example, if both parents are identified as carriers for an autosomal recessive disorder, the cells would be available for genetic testing of the fetus.
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See Laboratory Report
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