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Sample Transportation
The Jack O'Neill Amyloidosis Laboratory is open from 9am - 5 pm Monday to Friday.
The reception desk is open from 9am - 5 pm Monday to Friday.
For sample shipment, we recommend you to use special delivery during weekdays to avoid sample deterioration.
All samples must be sent to the following address:
SPECIMEN RECEPTION
National Amyloidosis Centre
Division of Medicine
University College London Medical School
Royal Free Campus
Rowland Hill Street
London NW3 2PF
Sample requirement:
• 2-5 ml whole EDTA blood or a minimum of 50µL DNA sample.
Sample Rejection Criteria:
• If the details on the sample do not match those on the request form or the sample is unlabeled it will be rejected.
Sample Acceptance Criteria:
• Sample must be clearly labelled with patient’s full name and date of birth.
• All samples must be accompanied by clinical information i.e. completed electronic questionnaire (see below, Sequencing Request section).
Genetic Testing Limitation:
• Inadequate or poor sample quality may not be sufficient for the laboratory to perform the test in such a case we will contact the referring laboratory to provide a new sample.