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N. Gonorrhoea

Code

TGON

Sample Reqs

TPV

Special Instructions

Nail Clippings

Code

DERM

Sample Reqs

Nail clippings

Special Instructions

Narcolepsy (HLA DQB1*06:02)

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Natural Killer Profile 2

Profile details

CD3

CD4

CD8

CD16/CD56

CD19

Code

NKP2

Sample Reqs

A 

Special Instructions

 

Needle Stick Injury Profile

Profile details

(Donor – Not recipient)

Hep Bs.Ag

Hep C Abs

Hep C Ag (early detection)

HIV 1+2 Abs/p24 Antigen

Serum saved for 2 years

Code

NSI

Sample Reqs

B  B 

Special Instructions

 

Nephrotic Syndrome, Steroid-Resistant NGS Panel – full sequencing across 14 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Nervous System/Brain Cancer NGS Panel – full sequencing across 27 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.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 – NF1 + SPRED1 sequencing + 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.

Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (Bilateral Acoustic) – NF2 sequencing + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Neurological Viral Screen

Profile details

Measles IgG

Measles IgM

Mumps IgG

Mumps IgM

CMV IgG

HSV 1/2 IgG

HSV 1/2 IgM

VZV IgG

Code

NVIR

Sample Reqs

B  B 

Special Instructions

 

Neuronal Antibody (Hu, Ri, Yo, Cv2, Ma2)

Code

NEUR

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Batten Disease) NGS Panel – full sequencing across 13 genes

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Neurone Specific Enolase

Code

NSE

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Brain Biopsy

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Brain Resection

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Muscle Biopsy

Code

HIS5+HIS5

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Pituitary Gland – Resection

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Spinal Tumour Biopsy

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Spinal Tumour Resection

Code

HIS3

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Neurosurgery: Vertebrea

Code

HIS4

Sample Reqs

Special Instructions

Newborn Screening Panel

Code

GUTH

Sample Reqs

J [1]

Special Instructions

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

Nickel (Serum)

Code

NICK

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Nickel (Urine)

Code

NICU

Sample Reqs

RU

Special Instructions

NK (CD69) Cell Assay

Code

CD69

Sample Reqs

H*

Special Instructions

* Patients need to attend Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street by 11.00am latest Mondays – Thursdays. Samples cannot be accepted on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Allow 2 days for results.

NK (CD69) and NK Cytotoxicity

Code

69C

Sample Reqs

H H H*

Special Instructions

* Patients need to attend Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street by 11.00am latest Mondays – Thursdays. Samples cannot be accepted on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Allow 2 days for results.

NK Assay Panel + Intralipids

Code

16RF

Sample Reqs

H H H

Special Instructions

Patients who have samples taken at TDL’s Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street may attend any time during hours of opening on Mondays or Tuesdays, and by NOON on Wednesdays to allow for same day shipping to Chicago by Fed Ex. Samples for Rosalind Franklin are not accepted on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays. Fed Ex charges are included in these charges.

NK Assay Follow-Up Panel

Code

5RF

Sample Reqs

H H H

Special Instructions

Patients who have samples taken at TDL’s Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street may attend any time during hours of opening on Mondays or Tuesdays, and by NOON on Wednesdays to allow for same day shipping to Chicago by Fed Ex. Samples for Rosalind Franklin are not accepted on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays. Fed Ex charges are included in these charges.

NK Assay/Cytotoxicity Panel

Code

4RF

Sample Reqs

H H H

Special Instructions

Patients who have samples taken at TDL’s Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street may attend any time during hours of opening on Mondays or Tuesdays, and by NOON on Wednesdays to allow for same day shipping to Chicago by Fed Ex. Samples for Rosalind Franklin are not accepted on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays. Fed Ex charges are included in these charges.

NK Cytotoxicity Assay

Code

HSNK

Sample Reqs

H H H*

Special Instructions

* Patients need to attend Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street by 11.00am latest Mondays – Thursdays. Samples cannot be accepted on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Allow 2 days for results.

NK Cytotoxicity with suppression with steroid, IVIg and intralipin, and NK (CD69) cell assay

Code

69CI

Sample Reqs

H H H*

Special Instructions

* Patients need to attend Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street by 11.00am latest Mondays – Thursdays. Samples cannot be accepted on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Allow 2 days for results.

NK Cytotoxicity with suppression, steroid, IVIg & Intralipin

Code

NKCY

Sample Reqs

H H H*

Special Instructions

* Patients need to attend Patient Reception at 76 Wimpole Street by 11.00am latest Mondays – Thursdays. Samples cannot be accepted on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays. Allow 2 days for results.

NMDA Receptor Antibodies

Code

NMDA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

NMP22 (Bladder tumour)

Code

NMP

Sample Reqs

J [1]

Special Instructions

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

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing – common aneuploidy screening from maternal blood

Code

NIPT

Sample Reqs

J / Special tubes [1]

Special Instructions

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

Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing – common aneuploidy screening from maternal blood including 22q11.2 del

Code

NIPQ

Sample Reqs

J / Special tubes [1]

Special Instructions

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

Noonan Syndrome Prenatal Screening – PTPN11 exons 3 & 8 only

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

CVS / AF

Special Instructions

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

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

Norrie Disease – NDP gene sequencing + deletions/duplications

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

NPM1 mutascreen assay

Code

NPM1

Sample Reqs

A
 

Special Instructions

Nucleic Acid Antigen Antibodies

Code

DNA

Sample Reqs

B

Special Instructions

Nystagmus, X-linked Infantile – FRMD7 gene sequencing

Code

GENE

Sample Reqs

A
[9]

Special Instructions

[9] Clinical history must be provided.

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