Fibroblast culture and storage

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Resource Type

Properties

1. Fee for service

   Yes

2. Resource Description

   "Specimen Requirements: A sterile skin biopsy, preferably obtained from the lower, inner arm after thorough skin sterilization with alcohol, (not betadine). Sample must be put into tissue culture media which can be obtained in advance from this lab; contact 503-494-5400. Post mortem samples may be viable. DO NOT FREEZE SPECIMEN. In urgent cases, samples can be put into sterile but non-bacteriostatic saline for a few hours. Pediatric Specimen Requirements: 3 mm punch biopsy."

3. Contact

   Olson, Susan B., Ph.D.

4. Contact

   Wilcox, Kim

5. Service Provided by

   Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory

6. Website(s)

   http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/health/services/lab-services/labtests/results.cfm?input1=Fibroblasts%2C+Primary+Culture+and+Long-Term+Storage&labtestid=837F2079-040A-DFD5-364E90D13DC1B080&keywords=&ohsuservicecode=&eapcode=&cptcode=&labsectionid=

7. Related Technique

   Specimen preparation for storage

8. Related Technique

   Establishing cell culture