KARYOTYPING, PRENATAL, AMNIOTIC FLUID/ CHORIONIC VILLUS SAMPLING (CVS)

Test Name

Aliases

Abbreviations

Test Classification

INDIVIDUAL

Department

MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY

Sub Department

GENETIC AND HEREDITARY DISORDERS

TAT Category

ELAPSED (CONTINUOUS) TIME

Estimated TAT

TAT Units

DAYS

Test Requirements

Peripheral whole blood, 2–4 mL (adults); 1–2 mL (pediatrics) Tube type: Sodium heparin (green-top) tube only. Do not refrigerate or freeze; avoid EDTA or citrate tubes. The sample must be viable; avoid hemolysis and clotting

Clinical Utility

Detects numerical & structural chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus within the assay's limit of detection.

Last Review

26th Feb 2026