Peripheral blood or bone marrow in a 10 mL green top tube (sodium heparin).
Handling:
Do not centrifuge. Keep as aesthetic as possible. Provide a current CBC and diagnosis.
Stability:
48 hours ambient or 48 hours refrigerated. Unstable frozen. Specimens received in lab more than 48 hours old will be run but results are not guaranteed.
Standard Volume:
10 mL blood or bone marrow
Minimum Volume:
3 mL blood or bone marrow
Transport:
Refrigerated.
Comments:
Panel includes 4 probes: t (4;14) (p16;q32), t(14;16) (q32;q23), 17p13, and 13q14.