Price list and test information:
| Test |
Sample Needed |
Shipping Instructions |
Cost |
| DNA Tests - All DNA Tests (e.g., PK, PFK, MPSIIB, FVII)* |
1-2 mls EDTA whole blood or 2-3 buccal swabs |
No ice needed, regular mail or higher |
$75 |
| Metabolic screen |
3-5 mls urine (required), and 1-2 mls EDTA whole blood (optional) |
On ICE, overnight required |
$50 |
| Fanconi syndrome screen |
3-5 mls urine |
On ICE, overnight required |
$50 |
| Blood typing (canine DEA 1.1 and feline AB or Mik) |
1-2 mls EDTA whole blood |
On ICE, overnight required |
$40 |
| Coombs test |
1-2 mls EDTA whole blood |
On ICE, overnight required |
$50 |
| Crossmatch |
1-2 mls EDTA whole blood |
On ICE, overnight required |
$75 |
| Urine cystinuria/nitroprusside |
3-5 mls urine |
On ICE |
$40 |
| SRY PCR |
1-2 mls EDTA whole blood |
Please contact 215-573-7545 |
$125 |
| Karyotyping |
8 mls of anticoagulated (sodium heparinized) blood or fibroblasts |
Please contact 215-573-7545 |
$300 |
| Tissue culture |
Please contact 215-573-7545 |
Please contact 215-573-7545 |
$250 |
| JDCM - Portuguese water dog linked marker test |
2-5 mls EDTA whole blood |
2-day or regular mail, with ice packs - see FAQs for more info |
$240 |
| Osmotic fragility |
Please e-mail penngen@lists.upenn.edu |
On ICE, overnight required |
$150 |
As the University has not yet approved the use of an online payment system, we are currently unable to take payment over the internet. The preferred methods of payment are check or credit card.
To ensure your sample gets processed quickly, please make sure your sample arrives with one of the following payment options:
Check/Bankers Draft/Money Order
Please make these payable to "Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania/Dr. Giger". They must be dated, filled in completely and must be drawn on a US bank in US Dollars.
Credit Card
We accept payment with either Visa or Mastercard. Please fill in a Credit Card Details Form and include it with your sample or fax it to our administrative office.
High Frequency/Large Volume Clients
For clients that have a large number of tests required and submit on a regular basis, we may be able to offer testing services which are paid for retroactively. This is on a strictly case-by-case basis, so please contact us for further details.