Familial Breast and Ovarian Cancer Diagnostic Testing
Preferred Specimen
EDTA (Whole Blood)
Testing Location
Referral
Turn Around Time
8 weeks
Processing Information
Registration Code
TP53
Notes
Referral can only come from Genetic Health Services NZ or from Medical Oncologists who have completed the genetics training for requesting diagnostic testing on patients who meet EviQ criteria
Genetic Health Services NZ can be contacted on 0800 476123
DO NOT centrifuge, whole blood required
External Referral Information
Referral Location
LabPlus (via Waikato Hospital Laboratory)
Send Away Volume
min 0.5mL Whole blood
Send Away Transport
Transport all bloods at room temperature within 24-48 hours. If necessary specimens can be refrigerated overnight for transport at room temperature the following day.