Family Specific Test
Order Code: FAMSPEC
Epic Lab Code: LAB5723
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Plasma
Collection Medium:
and
Lavender top tube 4 mL (EDTA) Lavender top tube 4 mL (EDTA)
Minimum:
TWO 4 mL lavender top tubes
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
Specimen Instructions:
Draw Monday-Thursday only.
Analytic Time:
4-6 weeks
Reference Range:
See report
Comments:
Please print, complete and submit the Test Requisition and Informed Consent for Testing from PGxHEALTH with the A-1a Miscellaneous Request. Genetic testing that can detect a mutation which may cause cardiac channelopathies, rare, potentially lethal heart conditions. The tests can reduce uncertainty and find the specific causes of cardiac channelopathies, the test can: *Help diagnose a patient's disease *Guide treatment options *Determine whether family members are at risk Mutation found in the Index Case. -Relatives of all patients with an identified mutation. -Genetic testing helps to establish preclinical diagnosis and assess risk in asymptomatic family members.
CPT Code:
83891, 83898, 83904, 83909