Other Cultured Adherent Cells* (not Amnio/CVS), Collection and Shipping Instructions
| Volume: | Send 2 T25 flasks near confluence, sterile. Please state the tissue of origin. |
| Labeling: | Label with the patient name plus a second identifier such as date of birth, specimen ID or medical record number. |
| Stability: | Cultures must be topped off with sterile medium immediately before shipping. Always establish and keep backup cultures but do not send them unless requested to do so by GeneDx. |
| Shipping: | Ideal handling is to ship immediately at ambient temperature for overnight delivery with arrival Monday-Saturday. In hot weather a cool pack can be enclosed. |
* Non-adherent cells such as lymphoid cell lines will be accepted but it is the sender’s responsibility to write “Non-Adherent Cells” with bold marker on the flask and paperwork.
Ship to:
GeneDx
207 Perry Parkway
Gaithersburg MD 20877
Phone: 1-301-519-2100