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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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Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
Negative for Prothrombin Gene Mutation. | Interpretive Data: Results are reported as NEGATIVE, HETEROZYGOUS or HOMOZYGOUS for Prothrombin Gene Mutation. | ||||||||||||||||||