Freeway Medical Tower, Suite 200
5800 West 10th Street Little Rock, AR 72204
Phone: 501-526-8000
Fax: 501-526-7468
Medical Director: Jeffrey R. Sawyer, Ph.D., D.A.B.M.G.
Manager: James Marshall, MT(HEW)
Section Supervisor: Janet L. Sawyer, BS, MBA, CG(ASCP)CMMBCM
Section Supervisor: Eddie L. Thomas, BA, CG(ASCP)CM
Hours of Operation:
Sunday through Saturday: : 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cytogenetics involves the study of human chromosome structure, pathology, function and behavior. The UAMS Cytogenetics Laboratory offers trypsin-Giemsa banded chromosome analysis, tissue culture for metabolic studies, molecular diagnosis by fluorescent in-situ hybridization (FISH) and spectral karyotyping (SKY).
Tests Offered
- Bone marrow analysis
- Leukemic blood analysis, neoplastic study
- Peripheral blood analysis, congenital study
- Rapid chromosome analysis, congenital study
- Tumor analysis
- Lymph node analysis
- Fine needle aspirate analysis
- Solid tissue analysis
- Fibroblast culture for metabolic analysis
- Microdeletion studies (fluorescence in-situ hybridization)
- Spectral karyotyping (SKY)