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Paternity Testing (postnatal and prenatal) – sample required from each person being tested (3 people)

Sample Reqs

A / AF / CVS  Contact lab

Turnaround

5 days

Special instructions

Clinical history must be provided. Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide. Please provide one sample for each person being tested.



Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/10ml (10ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)

AF

Amniotic fluid (5mls PCR – 10mls Karyotype)

CVS

Chorionic Villus (medium provided by laboratory))

Additional information

Last-updated: 14/08/22

 

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