Sample Requirements

Specimen Type: Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, Tumor Tissue, Purified DNA

Specimen Type: Tissue Samples  Send EITHER (a) tissue block, OR (b) curls, OR (c) slides:
(a) Instructions for tissue block specimen:
Provide complete tissue block containing tumor tissue.
If there is more than one tissue block, please provide the block that has the greatest amount of tumor tissue. Tissue block will be returned at completion of testing.
(b) Instructions for specimen curls:
1 slide at 4-micron thickness stained with hematoxylin-and-eosin AND
15 curls at 10-micron thickness
Note: Curls should contain at least 20% tumor tissue.
(c) Instructions for slide specimens:
1 slide at 4-micron thickness stained with hematoxylin-and-eosin AND
15 unstained, non-baked slides at 10-micron thickness (a minimum of 10 unstained slides is acceptable).
Unstained slides can be on charged or uncharged slides.
Note: Sections should contain at least 20% tumor tissue.

Specimen: Extracted DNA

Container(s): Sterie plastic tube

Preferred Vol: 5 µg. Reference hematoxylin-and-eosin stained slide and pathology report required.

Minimum Vol: 2 µg

Specimen: Blood
Container(s): Lavender Top/EDTA

Preferred Vol: 6 mL

Specimen: Bone Marrow

Container(s): Lavender Top/EDTA

Preferred Vol: 1 to 2 mL Bone Marrow

Unacceptable:  Decalcified samples; tissue samples treated with fixatives other than formalin.

Note: If collecting bone marrow, the sample must be drawn in a Lavender/EDTA tube.