Molecular and Cytogenetic Testing Services Specimen & Contact Information
Contact Information
Molecular Diagnostics Director
Molecular Pathology Director
Cytogenetics Director
Specimen Information
Most tests require a blood sample. However for prenatal testing, we accept amniotic fluid or chorionic villi biopsies for direct testing or their respective backup cultures.
Blood: One purple top tube for postnatal and adult testing.
Amniotic fluid: 5-10 ml for direct testing and two T25 flasks for prenatal testing using amniocytes culture.
Villi: At least 0.5 cm of tissue for direct testing and two T25 flasks for prenatal testing using CVS culture.
For leukemia testing, one purple top tube of either blood or/and bone marrow.
Shipping
Ship samples at room temperature by overnight carrier to:
ATT’N: Ed Lezcano
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
- UCSF Clinical Laboratories at China Basin
- 185 Berry Street, Suite 290
- San Francisco, CA, 94107
Please do not send samples on Friday that will arrive on Saturday or Sunday.
Reports and Results
Results are FAXed as soon as available, and a report is mailed as soon as work and billing arrangements are completed. Please provide a FAX number if available, return mailing address, and phone number.
Billing
Please provide complete billing information with the sample: Name, DOB, address, phone number.
If the patient is less than 18 years of age, a parent's address must be included.
The Medical Center at UCSF will bill the referring institution. Please download, fillout and submit with the sample the Information and Account Form.