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Test Code 451934 MaterniT21 PLUS Core SCA (LabCorp)

Important Note

Testing is referred to Sequenom Laboratory, test requisition form is required. 

Additional Codes

LAB123930

 

Collection Requirements

Specimen: Whole blood

Volume: (1) 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 8 mL

Container: Black-and-tan-top (Streck) tube (whole blood). Sequenom collection kits are available. Only the Sequenom collection kit PS#116373 can be used for collection.

 

Storage Instructions: Room temperature. Do not refrigerate or freeze. Keep out of direct sunlight. Samples must be shipped to LabCorp in a Sequenom collection kit.

 

Cause for Rejection: Gestational age less than nine weeks; expired or incorrect blood tubes (including nonglass tubes); quantity not sufficient for analysis; received more than seven days from collections; excessive hemolysis; frozen specimens

Test Use

For pregnancies at increased risk of fetal abnormalities, the MaterniT21 PLUS test delivers a comprehensive NIPT for the analysis of chromosomal regions including trisomies 21, 18, and 13, fetal sex, and sex chromosome aneuploidies.