Specimen:

Whole Blood

Collection Medium:

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

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), 
83912