You can search for a test via:

• The Willink Laboratory pages for Willink tests
• Searching through specific disease pages
• Using the search bar at the top of the page

Download our Genetic Testing Request form and return with appropriate sample to MCGM. Please refer to individual test pages for sample requirements and specific testing forms.

Please ensure that you have provided:

• Patient’s Name
• Patient’s Date of birth
• Patient’s NHS number
• Patient’s Full address and postcode
• Patient’s Gender
• Referring Clinician’s Name
• Referring Clinician’s Hospital and Department
• Referring Clinician’s telephone and fax numbers
• Test required
• Please provide any relevant clinical details
• Please ensure that any high risk samples are highlighted

Please read our acceptance criteria, the required sample types and guidance on transport and delivery before submitting samples for testing.

High risk samples must be clearly labelled as such with the specific risk identified where appropriate.

Please note that a number of tests require specific forms to be completed before testing can be initiated. These include:

• ALK testing
• BRAF testing in melanoma samples.
• BRCA1/2 testing
• EGFR testing
• Huntington Disease testing
• KRAS & BRAF testing in non-melanoma samples
• Lungcarta and Oncocarta testing
• NF1 and NF2 testing
• PIK3CA testing
• Rare disease service testing

Please find further information on our useful forms page or contact us as detailed below.

For diagnostic mismatch repair IHC testing in colorectal cancer cases, please see our Histopathology Laboratory Service.

The Willink Metabolic Unit has a request form (download our Willink Request Form) but will accept requests for tests written on other request forms or by letter from the referring doctor, provided that all the relevant information is given.

The information given should include:

• Patient name in full
• Identification number e.g. hospital number or NHS number
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Consultant or referring doctor’s name
• Name and address to where reports should be sent
• Date and time of specimen
• Date and time of sending sample

Specimens sent from another laboratory must be identified with the referring laboratory number, which should also be on the request form.