Wilson Disease Mutation Screen, Whole Blood

Wilson Disease Mutation Screen

Order Code:	WDMS
Epic Lab Code:	LAB4585
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527

Specimen:

Whole Blood

Collection Medium:

Lavender top tube 3 mL (EDTA)

Alternate Collection Media:

Yellow top tube (ACD solution A)

Minimum:

2 mL EDTA Whole Blood

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Specimen Instructions:

Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of collection.

Testing Schedule:

Test performed on Fridays

Analytic Time:

2 weeks upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

An interpretive report will be provided.

Comments:

Please print, complete, and submit the following with the appropriate signatures and the correct sample type: Molecular Genetics - Congenital Inherited Diseases Patient Information Sheet and the Informed Consent for DNA Testing from Mayo Medical Laboratories with the A-1a Miscellaneous Request.

For further information, please refer to the: Wilson Disease Testing Algorithm

Methodology:

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/DNA sequencing are utilized to test for the presence of mutations in all 21 exons and a portion of the promoter of the ATP7B gene.

CPT Code:

83890, 83891, 83892(x18), 83894 (x18), 83898 (x18), 83900, 83909(x44)