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Open Monday-Friday 7:30am-7pm; Saturday 8am-4pm
Lab Phone Number: 804-628-2986 (MCV-CYTO) or Call Client Services 804-828-PATH (828-7284); 1-800-363-9234
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The Cytogenetics Diagnostic Testing Lab offers expert genetic interpretation of constitutional (blood, products of conception; prenatal specimens [chorionic villi; amniotic fluid]) and cancer-related (bone marrow; bone core biopsies; fresh solid tumors; touch preps; formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissues/tumors) specimens, with the goal of providing high quality and timely results to enable clinicians to attain the most accurate diagnosis possible. We use “state of the art” test procedures, including copy number microarray methods, fluorescent in situ hybridization methods, spectral karyotyping methods, and classical banding chromosomal methods.
Full list of tests (pdf)
Cytodiagnostics Lab Team Member [View Image]All pertinent information is available upon request and can be accessed from Specimen Handling Requirements (pdf) or by contacting a representative from pathology client services: (804) 828-PATH {828-7284} or 1 (800) 363-9234.
Information about the research lab (and ongoing research studies) can be found on the website for the research lab. If you have questions about the research lab please contact Colleen Jackson-Cook (see contact information below).
Cynthia Urick
Manager of Cytogenetics Laboratory
Cynthia Urick
Manager of Cytogenetics Laboratory
Pathology
Office: (804) 628-2986 (MCV-CYTO)
Fax: (804) 828-4242
Email: Cynthia.Urick@vcuhealth.org
Colleen Jackson-Cook, PhD
Molecular Cytogenetics
Colleen Jackson-Cook, PhD
Molecular Cytogenetics
Pathology
Professor of Pathology;
Director of the Cytogenetic Diagnostics Laboratory
Phone: (804) 628-2992
Fax: (804) 828-4242