Tissue culture & cell banking
- Description
- Initiation and culture of fibroblasts from skin biopsies. Long-term storage of fibroblasts in liquid nitrogen cell bank. Culture of other cell types including amniocytes and chorionic villus.
- Related condition
- Reference range
- N/A
- Synonyms
- Tissue Culture, fibroblasts, chorionic villous, amniotic fluid, mycoplasma
- Testing site
- Synnovis : Reference Services : Guy's Hospital
- Laboratory
- Biochemical Genetics
- Sample type and volume required
- Skin biopsy, fibroblasts, amniotic fluid cells, chorionic villus cells
- Call in advance
- No
- Storage and transport
- Collect skin biopsies into sterile saline or sterile culture media containing fetal bovine serum and send by first class post or courier. Do not freeze. Mycoplasma testing is carried out as standard.
- Turnaround time
- Call to discuss, minimum 8 weeks to establish and store fibroblasts from a skin biopsy
- Contacts
Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at Guy’s Hospital
Phone: 020 7188 2592
Email: MetabolicEnzymes@synnovis.co.uk
Genetics Department
Tower Wing – 5th Floor
Guy’s Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London SE1 9RT