Patrick*
Formerly PWCalvin
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OK, I received the Methylation Panel kit from Health Diagnostics in New Jersey, but the instructions are unclear on a couple of points, and Health Diagnostics hasn't responded to my email questions. Perhaps someone with experience here can answer these questions?
1. Does the blood need to be shipped with dry ice? The instructions say nothing about that, but I thought I'd read that somewhere. The kit consists of a small cardboard box with Styrofoam slots for the tubes, and also a HUGE plastic bag in which the box is supposed to be placed for shipping. This makes me wonder if the rest of the bag is supposed to be filled with something...like dry ice?
2. Will commercial labs (like Quest) draw the blood and then hand the tubes back to you for shipping, or do you have to get your doctor to draw it?
Any other practical advice on this topic would be appreciated. Thanks!
1. Does the blood need to be shipped with dry ice? The instructions say nothing about that, but I thought I'd read that somewhere. The kit consists of a small cardboard box with Styrofoam slots for the tubes, and also a HUGE plastic bag in which the box is supposed to be placed for shipping. This makes me wonder if the rest of the bag is supposed to be filled with something...like dry ice?
2. Will commercial labs (like Quest) draw the blood and then hand the tubes back to you for shipping, or do you have to get your doctor to draw it?
Any other practical advice on this topic would be appreciated. Thanks!