IGH Gene Clonality by PCR, Various

IGH Gene Clonality by PCR

Order Code:	BCELLPCR
Epic Lab Code:	LAB2471
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Molecular Pathology
6004 BT GH
384-9568

Specimen:

Various

Collection Medium:

	or
Pink top tube	or	Yellow top tube (ACD solution A)

Minimum:

5 mL blood in a pink top or yellow top, 1 mL bone marrow aspirate in a pink top or yellow top, 3 cu mm of fresh frozen tissue or Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue, body fluids in a pink top or yellow top or lymph node aspirates in RPMI.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Testing Schedule:

Weekly

Analytic Time:

7 working days

Reference Range:

None

Comments:

DNA extracted from blood, bone marrow mononuclear cells or tissue is examined for rearrangement of immunoglobin heavy chain genes.

Test Limitations:

Specimens fixed in B5 fixative are unsuitable for testing.

Methodology:

Multiplex PCR followed by Fluorescence Capillary Electrophoresis

CPT Code:

83900, 83901(x4), 83907, 83909(x3), 83912