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Carrier Screen (Ashkenazi Jewish)

Requires patient informed consent

Test details

This test is optimised for individuals and couples of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.**

Uses the same technology as the Carrier Screen (Pan-Ethnic).

**Male patients will not be screened for X-linked conditions (e.g., FMR1, etc.).

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A [9]

Turnaround

4 weeks

Special instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.


Sample type guide

A

Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)


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Updated Friday, 08 December 2023