Abortion material

Required sample material

Abortion material such as chorionic villi, egg membrane and umbilical cord as fresh, non-fixed tissue.
Amount of material required:
Chorionic/placental villi at least 10 mg,
other tissue at least 5 x 5 mm edge length in sterile physiological saline solution.

Sample dispatch

Abortion material should be sent by express without refrigeration. The sample transport time is of great importance in cytogenetics, as cell cultures have to be created here. All samples should therefore arrive at our laboratory the day after collection.

Please send the samples to the following address:

Heidelberg University Hospital
Institute of Human Genetics
Laboratory for Cytogenetic Diagnostics
Im Neuenheimer Feld 366
69120 Heidelberg

Sample labelling

Please label each sample container clearly with the surname, first name and date of birth of the patient and use our request forms.

The request forms are structured in such a way that we have all the necessary information about the patient and the patient consent form (where required) for the examination order.

Please complete the request forms carefully to avoid unnecessary enquiries and please understand that we cannot accept unlabelled sample containers.

Please bear in mind that we can only carry out genetic analyses if we have the patient's written consent!

Request form for cytogenetics and FISH diagnostics

Further information

Examination method:
Cytogenetic examination

Processing time:
3-4 weeks

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