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GenoSure Archive
Test Code93282
CPT Codes
87900, 87901, 87906<br /> Restricted Client Code
Preferred Specimen
4 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
PPT EDTA (white-top) tube
Instructions
Draw whole blood in 1 lavender-top (EDTA) tube. Do not centrifuge. Freeze immediately at -20° C and ship frozen.
Shipping room temp unacceptable; Shipping refrigerated unacceptable
Shipping room temp unacceptable; Shipping refrigerated unacceptable
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 72 hours
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen -20° C: 14 days
Frozen -70° C: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: 72 hours
Frozen -20° C: 14 days
Frozen -70° C: Indefinitely
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Received refrigerated
Methodology
DNA Sequencing
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily; Report available: 10-12 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
In patients with suppressed or low level virus (less than 500 copies/mL), detects resistance in HIV-1 to antiretroviral drugs (NRTIs, NNRTIs, PIs, and INIs).
