7018. Karyotyping (blood, DiGeorge syndrome, GTG- and FISH-methods)
Important information
*The test may be taken in:
- Kyiv (Mon-Sun)
- Kyiv oblast, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Kropyvnytskyi, Uman, Sumy (Mon-Sat)
- Other regions (Mon-Fri)
Description
DiGeorge syndrome is a genetic disease characterized by the development of specific changes in the parathyroid glands, thymus, and large vessels. The disease is associated with the removal of part of the genetic material from the 22 human chromosome. Changes in the chromosome occur during spermatogenesis and oogenesis. In some cases, the disease can be inherited.
Karyotyping makes it possible to identify these changes and, as a result, to diagnose DiGeorge's syndrome.
When and who needs the test?
- prenatal and postnatal diagnostics in case of suspected abnormalities in the development of the fetus;
- during planning for subsequent pregnancies if the family has a child with microdeletion syndrome.
Biological material
- Venous blood
Preparing for a blood test
In order to exclude factors that may affect the test results, we recommend to follow the preparation rules:
- an important condition for laboratory tests is to take blood on an empty stomach.
- 6-12 hours before the test, you should avoid eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, and limit physical activity. Drinking...