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PAX-5, IHC with Interpretation [40039X]
Test Code40039
CPT Codes
88342
Preferred Specimen
1 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded block submitted in IHC Specimen Transport Kit
Other Acceptable Specimens
3 unstained, positively charged slides
Instructions
Please include surgical pathology report
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Immunohistochemical Stain
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri a.m.; Report available: 2 days
Reference Range
See Laboratory Report
Clinical Significance
Pax genes are a family of developmental control genes that encode nuclear transcription factors and have been implicated in the control of mammalian development. PAX-5 is a B cell specific transcription factor that is expressed in pro B-cells, pre-B and mature B cells, and subsequently in all stages of B cell development until that plasma cell stage in which it is down regulated.