The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK


Duchenne/Becker MD, DNA Testing
Order Code: DBMD
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Lavender top tube (EDTA)
Minimum:
Adult minimum: 14 mL whole blood from TWO 10 mL lavender top (EDTA) 
tubes
Pediatric minimum: 6 mL whole blood from one 10 mL lavender top (EDTA) 
tube.
Infants minimum: 2-3 mL whole blood from one 10 mL lavender top (EDTA) 
tube.
Specimen
Instructions:
Do not collect the day before a holiday; sample must arrive in lab by 
1500.
Analytic Time:
4 weeks
Reference Range:
No mutations found
Comments:
Includes direct mutation analysis and linkage analysis.
Methodology:
Southern analysis of Hind III digested genomic DNA and/or PCR analysis 
of DNA
CPT Code:
83891, 83892, 83894 (x5), 83896 (x5), 83897 (x5), 83900 (x5),
83901 (x25), 83909 (x5), 83912

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Updated: 11/02/2007

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