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| 27292:PROTHROMBIN GENE MUTATION | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | Factor II Mutation | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 5/15/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Tuesday, Friday | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 83891-3G / 83896-3G x2 / 83898-3G / 83903-3G / 83912-3G | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). Also acceptable: One 6 mL yellow top tube (ACD). Acceptable but not recommended: Two 2.7 mL light blue top tubes (sodium citrate). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Refrigerate. Do not freeze. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 7 days refrigerated at 2-8° C. Unstable ambient or frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 4 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 3 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerate. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Marked hemolysis; frozen specimen.
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| Negative for Prothrombin Gene Mutation. | Interpretive Data: Results are reported as NEGATIVE, HETEROZYGOUS or HOMOZYGOUS for Prothrombin Gene Mutation. | ||||||||||||||||||