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C-KIT (Common mutation KIT D816V Gene)

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
 

Special Instructions

C Peptide

Code

CPEP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C Reactive Protein

Code

CRP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C Reactive Protein (High Sensitivity)

Code

HCRP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C1 Esterase Inhibitor

Code

C1EI

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C1 Esterase: Function &Total

Code

FC1E

Sample Reqs

C C (Plasma Frozen) [4] [18]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
[18] Citrate Samples
Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.

C1q Binding Immune Complex

Code

IMCP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C3 Complement

Code

C3

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C3/C4 Complement

Code

COMP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

C4 Complement

Code

C4

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CA 15-3

Code

C153

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CA 19-9

Code

C199

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CA 50

Code

CA50

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CA 72-4

Code

C724

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CA 125

Code

C125

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CADASIL – NOTCH3 gene sequencing

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cadmium (Blood)

Code

CADM

Sample Reqs

A or H

Special Instructions

Cadmium (Urine)

Code

URCD

Sample Reqs

RU [30]

Special Instructions

[30] Collect sample at end of exposure.

CAKUT (Congenital Anomalies of Kidney & Urinary Tract) NGS Panel – full sequencing across 38 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Calcitonin

Code

CATO

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen) [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

Calcium

Code

CA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Calcium (24 hr Urine)

Code

UCA

Sample Reqs

PU

Special Instructions

Calcium/Creatinine Ratio

Code

CACR

Sample Reqs

RU B

Special Instructions

Calprotectin

Code

CALP

Sample Reqs

RF

Special Instructions

Calprotectin/Elastase Profile

Code

CEP

Sample Reqs

RF

Special Instructions

Calreticulin – CALR exon 9 mutation screen

Code

CALR

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Campylobacter Jejuni Antibodies

Code

CJAB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cancer, Comprehensive NGS Panel – full sequencing across 123 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9] [11] Requires patient informed consent

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[11] Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.

Candida Antibodies

Code

CANA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Candida Antigen

Code

CCAG

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cannabinoids (Urine) Screen

Code

CANN

Sample Reqs

RU

Special Instructions

Carbamazepine (Tegretol)

Code

CARB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Carbapenemase producing organism screen

Code

MDR

Sample Reqs

STM (rectal)

Special Instructions

‡ Presumptive positive isolates will be sent to the PHE reference laboratory for confirmation.

Carbohydrate Deficient Glycoprotein

Code

CDG

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT)

Code

CDT

Sample Reqs

B [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

Carbohydrate Metabolism Deficiency NGS Panel – full sequencing across 47 genes + deletions/duplications + mitochondrial DNA

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Carboxyhaemoglobin

Code

CBHB

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Carcino Embryonic Antigen

Code

CEA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cardiac Enzymes (not chest pain)

Code

CENZ

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Aorta

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Cardiac Biopsy

Code

HIS2

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Cardiac Tumour Excision

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Heart Valves

Code

HIS2

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Mediastinal Tissue

Code

HIS2

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Pericardium

Code

HIS2

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardiac: Temporal Artery Biopsy

Code

HIS2

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous/Noonan/LEOPARD/ Costello Syndromes NGS Panel – full sequencing across 20 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cardiolipin Antibodies (IgG+IgM)

Code

ACAB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular NGS Panel – sequencing across 34 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cardiomyopathy, Comprehensive NGS Panel – full sequencing across 111 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cardiomyopathy, Dilated NGS Panel – full sequencing across 78 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic NGS Panel – full sequencing across 86 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cardiovascular Risk Profile 1

Profile details

Cholesterol

Triglycerides

HDL Cholesterol

LDL Cholesterol

Non-HDL Cholesterol

Apolipoprotein A

Apolipoprotein B

Lipoprotein (a)

hsCRP

Lp-PLA2 (PLAC) Test

Code

PP10

Sample Reqs

B  B 

Special Instructions

 

Cardiovascular Risk Profile 2

Profile details

Cholesterol

Triglycerides

HDL Cholesterol

LDL Cholesterol

Non-HDL Cholesterol

Apolipoprotein A

Apolipoprotein B

Lipoprotein (a)

Fibrinogen

hsCRP

Lp-PLA2 (PLAC) Test

Homocysteine

Code

PP11

Sample Reqs

B  B  B  C  [34]

Special Instructions

[34] Samples must arrive in the laboratory on the same day of sample taking or contact the laboratory.  

Carnitine – Free &Total

Code

CARN

Sample Reqs

H H (Frozen Plasma)

Special Instructions

Carotenes

Code

CARO

Sample Reqs

B [13]

Special Instructions

[13] Protect from light.

Carrier Screen (Pan-ethnic or Jewish) – see profiles

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cartilage Antibodies

Code

ACA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cashew Components

Code

ZZ35

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cat Components

Code

ZZ5

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cat Scratch Fever (Bartonella IgG+IgM)

Code

CAT

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) NGS Panel – full sequencing across 9 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Catecholamines (Plasma)

Code

CATE

Sample Reqs

A A (Plasma Frozen) [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

Catecholamines (Urine)

Code

UCAT

Sample Reqs

PU [1]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.

CCP Antibodies (RF)

Code

CCP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CD3/CD4/CD8

Code

LYSS

Sample Reqs

A [10] / Chex

Special Instructions

[10] Contact the laboratory for special stability tubes for lymphocyte subsets – or take an EDTA sample and ensure same day delivery to the laboratory, Monday to Friday noon (do not send sample between Friday noon and Monday morning).

CD16

Code

CD16

Sample Reqs

A [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

CD19 B Cells

Code

CD19

Sample Reqs

A [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

CD20

Code

CD20

Sample Reqs

A [10] / Chex

Special Instructions

[10] Contact the laboratory for special stability tubes for lymphocyte subsets – or take an EDTA sample and ensure same day delivery to the laboratory, Monday to Friday noon (do not send sample between Friday noon and Monday morning).

CD25

Code

CD25

Sample Reqs

A [10] / Chex

Special Instructions

[10] Contact the laboratory for special stability tubes for lymphocyte subsets – or take an EDTA sample and ensure same day delivery to the laboratory, Monday to Friday noon (do not send sample between Friday noon and Monday morning).

CD56

Code

CD56

Sample Reqs

A [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

CD57

Code

CD57

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Celery Components

Code

ZZ6

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cerebellar Hypoplasia NGS Panel – full sequencing across 8 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Centromere Autoantibodies

Code

CAB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Ceruloplasmin

Code

CERU

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cervical Cytology

Code

PAPT will include HPV

Sample Reqs

TPV

Special Instructions

CH50 (Classical pathway)

Code

CH50

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen) [4]

Special Instructions

[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.

Chagas Disease Serology (S.American Trypanosomiasis) T. Cruzi

Code

CHGA

Sample Reqs

B [9] [14]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[14] Provide details of travel history.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome NGS Panel – full sequencing across 59 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 1A – PMP22 duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

CHARGE Syndrome – CHD7 gene sequencing

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chediak-Higashi Syndrome – LYST gene sequencing

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chest Pain Profile

Profile details

Myoglobin

CK MB Fraction

Troponin T

Code

CPP

Sample Reqs

B 

Special Instructions

 

Chikungunya Virus Abs

Code

CHIK

Sample Reqs

B [9] [14]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[14] Provide details of travel history.

Chlamydia (PCR swab)

Code

SPCR

Sample Reqs

PCR

Special Instructions

Chlamydia (Thin Prep)

Code

TPCR

Sample Reqs

TPV

Special Instructions

Chlamydia (Urine)

Code

CPCR

Sample Reqs

FCRU

Special Instructions

Chlamydia Species Specific (MIF) Antibody Screen

Profile details

Chlamydia trachomatis (serovar A-K & L1-L3)

Chlamydia pneumoniae

Chiamydia psittaci

Code

CHAB

Sample Reqs

B 

Special Instructions

 

Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR (Swab)

Code

SPCR

Sample Reqs

PCR

Special Instructions

Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR (Thin Prep)

Code

TPCR

Sample Reqs

TPV

Special Instructions

Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR (Urine)

Code

CPCR

Sample Reqs

FCRU

Special Instructions

Chlamydia trachomatis

Code

TPCR

Sample Reqs

TPV

Special Instructions

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea (PCR Swab)

Code

SCG

Sample Reqs

PCR

Special Instructions

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea (Rectal)

Code

RSCG

Sample Reqs

PCR

Special Instructions

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea (Thin Prep)

Code

TCG

Sample Reqs

TPV

Special Instructions

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea (Throat)

Code

TSCG

Sample Reqs

PCR

Special Instructions

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea (Urine)

Code

CCG

Sample Reqs

FCRU

Special Instructions

Chlamydia/Gonorrhoea/Trichomonas by PCR

Code

CCGT

Sample Reqs

FCRU / PCR / TPV

Special Instructions

Chloride

Code

CL

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cholestasis, Intrahepatic NGS Panel – full sequencing across 15 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cholesterol

Code

CHO

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cholesterol (Familial Hypercholesterolaemia)

Code

Sample Reqs

See Genetics section, page 108

Special Instructions

Cholinesterase (Blood)

Code

CHRC

Sample Reqs

H

Special Instructions

Cholinesterase (Serum/Pseudo)

Code

CHPS

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Chromium (Blood)

Code

CHRO

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Chromium (Urine)

Code

URCR

Sample Reqs

RU [30]

Special Instructions

[30] Collect sample at end of exposure.

Chromogranin A

Code

CGA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Chromogranin A &B

Code

MTAB

Sample Reqs

J [1]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.

Chromosome Analysis (Amniocentesis) – culture only

Code

ACUL

Sample Reqs

AF [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Amniocentesis) – rapid BOBs aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes (5 days) + culture (10-15 days) – see profiles

Code

ABK

Sample Reqs

AF [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Amniocentesis) – rapid PCR diagnosis for common aneuploidies (2 days) + culture (10-15 days)

Code

APCC

Sample Reqs

AF [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Blood)

Code

KARY

Sample Reqs

H
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Chorionic Villus) – culture only

Code

CVSC

Sample Reqs

CVS [1] [9]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Chorionic Villus) – rapid BOBs aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes (5 days) + culture (10-15 days) – see profiles

Code

CBK

Sample Reqs

CVS [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Chorionic Villus) – rapid PCR diagnosis for common aneuploidies (2 days) + culture (10-15 days)

Code

CVPC

Sample Reqs

CVS [1] [9]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Product of Conception) – BOBs rapid aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes (5 days) + culture (25 days)

Code

PBK

Sample Reqs

Placental Sample [1] [9]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Products of Conception)

Code

PROC

Sample Reqs

Placental Sample [1] [9]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Solid Tissue)

Code

PROC

Sample Reqs

Fetal tissue [1] [9]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chromosome Analysis (Stem Cells)

Code

STEM/SUSP

Sample Reqs

Culture / Fixed cells

Special Instructions

Chromosome Y Deletion – AZFa, AZFb, AZFc + SRY

Code

YDEL

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Profile

Profile details

Epstein-Barr Virus Antibody Profile

Lymphocyte Subsets (CD4/CD8)*

CRP

Vitamin D (25 OH)

Code

VIP1

Sample Reqs

A  or Chex+ B  [10]

Special Instructions

[10] Contact the laboratory for special stability tubes for lymphocyte subsets – or take an EDTA sample and ensure same day delivery to the laboratory, Monday to Friday noon (do not send sample between Friday noon and Monday morning).

Citrate (Blood)

Code

CITR

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Citrate (Urine)

Code

UCIT

Sample Reqs

CU (Frozen)

Special Instructions

CK (MB Fraction)

Code

CKMB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CK Isoenzymes

Code

CKIE

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Clobazam

Code

CLOB

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Clomipramine (Anafranil)

Code

CHLO

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Clonazepam

Code

CLON

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Clostridium Difficile Toxin by PCR

Code

CLOS

Sample Reqs

RF*

Special Instructions

* Not performed on formed stool specimens.

CMV DNA (by PCR)

Code

CMVP

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

CMV DNA by PCR (Semen)

Code

SCVM

Sample Reqs

Semen

Special Instructions

CMV DNA by PCR (Urine)

Code

CMVU

Sample Reqs

RU

Special Instructions

CMV Resistance

Code

CMVR

Sample Reqs

A A (2 x 6mls)

Special Instructions

Coagulation Profile 1

Profile details

Prothrombin Time

APTT

Fibrinogen

Code

CLPF

Sample Reqs

C  [18]

Special Instructions

[18] Citrate Samples

Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.

Coagulation Profile 2

Profile details

FBC + 5 part Diff

Prothrombin Time

APTT

Fibrinogen

Code

CLOT

Sample Reqs

A  C  [18]

Special Instructions

[18] Citrate Samples

Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.

Cobalt (Blood)

Code

COB

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Cobalt (Serum)

Code

COBB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cobalt (Urine)

Code

COBA

Sample Reqs

RU [30]

Special Instructions

[30] Collect sample at end of exposure.

Cocaine (Urine) Screen

Code

UCOC

Sample Reqs

RU

Special Instructions

Coccidioidomycosis Antibodies

Code

COCC

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cockayne Syndrome NGS Panel – full sequencing ERCC6 + ERCC8

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Coeliac Disease – HLA DQ2/DQ8 genotyping

Code

Q2Q8

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Coeliac Disease Profile 2

Profile details

Endomysial IgA

Gliadin deamidated lgG

Total IgA

Tissue Transglutaminase (IgA)

HLA DQ2/DQ8

Code

GSA2

Sample Reqs

A  B 

Special Instructions

 

Coeliac/Gluten Profile 2

Code

GSA2

Sample Reqs

A B

Special Instructions

Coeliac/Gluten Sensitivity Profile

Code

GSA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Coenzyme Q10

Code

CQ10

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cold Agglutinin

Code

CAGG

Sample Reqs

J [1]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.

Collagen (Type I, II, IV) Antibodies

Code

COAB

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Collagen Type 1 Cross-Linked N-Telopeptide – NTX

Code

NTX

Sample Reqs

2nd EMU

Special Instructions

Colloid Antigen-2 Antibodies

Code

CA2A

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Colorectal Cancer NGS Panel – full sequencing across 18 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9] [11] Requires patient informed consent

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[11] Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.

Comparative Genomic Hybridisation (Array CGH)

Code

CGH

Sample Reqs

CVS / AF / A
H
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Complement C1q

Code

C1Q

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

ComplementC2

Code

C2

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Complement C5

Code

C5A

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Complement C6

Code

C6

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen)*

Special Instructions

* Separate and freeze within 2 hours after collection.

Complement C7

Code

C7

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen)*

Special Instructions

* Separate and freeze within 2 hours after collection.

ComplementC8

Code

C8

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen)*

Special Instructions

* Separate and freeze within 2 hours after collection.

Complement C9

Code

C9

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen)*

Special Instructions

* Separate and freeze within 2 hours after collection.

Complement Factor H

Code

FACH

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Complex PSA (Prostate Specific Ag)

Code

CPSA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Congenital Absence of Vas Deferens – karyotype + cystic fibrosis screen + polyT(5T) + Y deletions

Code

GRP

Sample Reqs

A
H
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (21-Hydroxylase Deficiency) – 8 mutations + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) – full sequencing PHO X2B gene

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) – PHOX2B polyalanine repeat analysis

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation NGS Panel – full sequencing across 45 genes + deletions/duplications + mitochondrial DNA

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Congenital Muscular Dystrophy NGS Panel – full sequencing across 27 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Connective Tissue Disorders/Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Aneurysm NGS Panel – full sequencing across 46 genes + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Connexin-26 Associated Deafness – full sequencing GJB2 gene (+ GJB6 common deletion)

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Coombs (Direct Antiglobulin Test)

Code

COOM

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Copper (Serum)

Code

COPP

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Copper (Urine)

Code

URCU

Sample Reqs

CU

Special Instructions

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome NGS Panel – full sequencing across 8 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Corona Virus PCR

Code

CORV

Sample Reqs

PCR, BAL, SC, NPA

Special Instructions

Cortisol

Code

CORT

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cortisol (Urine)

Code

UCOR

Sample Reqs

CU

Special Instructions

Cortisol Binding Globulin

Code

CBG

Sample Reqs

B (Frozen)

Special Instructions

Costello/Noonan/LEOPARD/Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous Syndromes NGS Panel – full sequencing across 20 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cotinine (Saliva)

Code

SCOT

Sample Reqs

Saliva Kit [1]

Special Instructions

[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.

Cotinine (Serum)

Code

COT

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cotinine (Urine)

Code

COTT

Sample Reqs

RU

Special Instructions

Cow’s Milk Components

Code

ZZ7

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Coxsackie Antibodies (IgM)

Code

COXM

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Craniosynostosis and related disorders NGS Panel

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
 

Special Instructions

Creatine Kinase (CK, CPK)

Code

CKNA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Creatinine

Code

CREA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Creatinine (Urine)

Code

UCR

Sample Reqs

CU

Special Instructions

Creatinine Clearance

Code

CRCL

Sample Reqs

B CU

Special Instructions

Cri du Chat Syndrome – BOBs (5 days) + karyotype (15 days)

Code

PBOB, KARY

Sample Reqs

CVS / AF / A
H
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cri du Chat Syndrome – BOBs only

Code

PBOB

Sample Reqs

CVS / AF / A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Crosslaps (Serum DPD)

Code

SDPD

Sample Reqs

B (Freeze within 24 hours)

Special Instructions

Cryoglobulins

Code

CRYO

Sample Reqs

J [6]

Special Instructions

[6] Contact the Referrals Department before taking and sending sample to the laboratory.

Cryptococcal Antigen

Code

CRYC

Sample Reqs

Serum or CSF

Special Instructions

Cryptosporidium

Code

CRPO

Sample Reqs

RF

Special Instructions

Cryptosporidium Antigen Detection

Code

CRPA

Sample Reqs

RF

Special Instructions

CSF for Microscopy and Culture

Code

CSF

Sample Reqs

CSF

Special Instructions

CSF Screen by PCR

Profile details

Herpes Simplex virus

Varicella Zoster virus

Enterovirus

Code

VPCR

Sample Reqs

CSF

Special Instructions

 

CT/GC/Trichomonas/MGEN – NEW

Profile details

Chlamydia
Gonorrhoea
Trichomonas vaginalis
Mycoplasma genitalium
Macrolide Resistance Test (Mgen)*

All tests can be requested individually

*included if POSITIVE M.gen is detected from the same sample.

Code

CGTM (Urine) / SGTM (Swab)

Sample Reqs

FCRU or PCR Swab

Special Instructions

 

Culture (Any site)

Code

CULT

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

CVS PCR for common aneuploidies (2 days) + culture (10-15 days)

Code

CVPC

Sample Reqs

CVS [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

CVSBOBs only – rapid aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes + common microdeletion syndromes

Code

CBOB

Sample Reqs

CVS [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

CVSBOBs – rapid BOBs aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes (3-5 days) + culture (10-15 days) – see profiles

Code

CBK

Sample Reqs

CVS [9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cyclic Amp (Urine)

Code

CAMP

Sample Reqs

CU (Frozen)

Special Instructions

Cyclosporin (Monoclonal)

Code

CYCL

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Cyfra 21-1

Code

CY21

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

CYP450 2D6 Genotyping

Code

TGEN

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cystatin C

Code

CYCC

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cysticercosis (Taenia Solium) Serology

Code

CYST

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cystic Fibrosis Poly T (5T, 7T, 9T)

Code

PLYT

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cystic Fibrosis – 139 common mutations

Code

CFS

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Cystine – Quantitative (Beta-CTX)

Code

QCYS

Sample Reqs

PU

Special Instructions

Cytomegalovirus (CMV-DNA) Amnio

Code

CMVD

Sample Reqs

AF

Special Instructions

Cytomegalovirus (IgG/IgM) Antibodies

Code

CMV

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cytomegalovirus (PCR) Urine

Code

CMVU

Sample Reqs

RU

Special Instructions

Cytomegalovirus Avidity

Code

CMAV

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Cytomegalovirus DNA (PCR)

Code

CMVP

Sample Reqs

A

Special Instructions

Cytomegalovirus IgM

Code

CMVM

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

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