Genetic Renal Panel Familial Variant Testing

Label Mnemonic:	KIDNEYKN
Epic code:	LAB7348
Downtime form:	Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Whole Blood, Saliva, or Buccal Swabs

Specimen Instructions:

Must include the following information:

Patient identifiers (full name, date of birth, sex and medical record number)
Pertinent history and clinical findings
Date of collection & sample type
Ordering physician

Samples may be refrigerated if delivery is delayed.

Collection Medium:

	and
Pink top tube 6 mL (K2-EDTA)	and	Pink top tube 6 mL (K2-EDTA)

Minimum:

Blood: 3-5cc EDTA Whole Blood- room temp
Saliva: DNA Genotek, ORAGene Discover, OGR-500 (at least 2 kits)
Buccal Swabs: DNA Genotek, OraCollect, OCD-100 (at least 4 swabs)

Delivery Instructions:

Samples accepted Monday-Friday.

Turn Around Time:

2 weeks

Reference Range:

None detected

Comments:

Please print, complete and submit the Kidney Testing Requisition Form from the Molecular Otolaryngology & Renal Research Laboratory, to Specimen Control/Mailouts with the specimen and the Epic Requisition.

If the family member was tested outside of the MORL, please contact the MORL regarding sending samples for familial variant testing. MORL@uiowa.edu

Methodology:

Targeted Sanger sequencing for detection of previously identified variants in a family member on Genetic Renal Panel testing.

CPT Code:

81403