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MaterniT21
MessageTest is collected at York Hospital only.
Test Code
MT21
Alias/See Also
Trisomy 21
Trisomy 13
Trisomy 18
Trisomy 13
Trisomy 18
Includes
Chromosomal abnormalities
Trisomy 21
Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)
Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
Clinical Indications
Test offered for pregnancies with one or more of the following conditions:
Advanced maternal age
Personal or family history of chromosomal abnormalities
Fetal ultrasound abnormality suggestive of chromosomal abnormality
Positive serum screening test
Test indicated for use as early as 10 weeks gestation.
Trisomy 21
Trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome)
Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
Clinical Indications
Test offered for pregnancies with one or more of the following conditions:
Advanced maternal age
Personal or family history of chromosomal abnormalities
Fetal ultrasound abnormality suggestive of chromosomal abnormality
Positive serum screening test
Test indicated for use as early as 10 weeks gestation.
Preferred Specimen
2 mottled black/tan top collection tubes containing 10 mL blood each
Tubes are provided in the collection kit
Tubes are provided in the collection kit
Transport Temperature
See collection kit
Report Available
7 days
Clinical Significance
The MaterniT21 PLUS tests for fetal chromosomal abnormalities for trisomy 21, 18 and 13. In addition, when a clear result is seen, our laboratory will also report fetal sex aneuploidies including 45,X (Turner syndrome), 47,XXY (Klinefelter syndrome), 47,XXX (Triple X syndrome), and 47,XYYY (XYY syndrome); trisomy 16 and 22; and select microdeletions, including 22q (DiGeorge syndrome), 15q (Prader-Willi/Angelman syndromes), 11q (Jacobsen syndrome), 8q (Langer-Giedion syndrome), 5p (Cri-du-chat syndrome), 4p (Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome), and 1p36 deletion syndrome as an Additional Finding.
Performing Laboratory
Sequenom Laboratories
San Diego, CA
Performing Laboratory
Sequenom Laboratories
San Diego, CA
