1P-19Q DELETION IN GLIOMAS, FISH, TISSUE

Test Code

LAB1238025

CPT Codes
88275X2, 882714X4, 88291X1

Preferred Specimen

Preferred: Tissue block

Minimum Volume

2 unstained slides, 1 marked H&E

Instructions

Submit formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissue slides.Unstained surgical slides cut 3 microns thick. Also submit one H&E (3 microns thick) marked by pathologist for maliganant area.

Transport Temperature

Ambient

Specimen Stability

Block/Slides Ambient(preferred)

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Necrosis of Tissue,inappropriate tissue fixation

Methodology
Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH)

Setup Schedule

Samples are processed Monday through Saturday. Results reported Monday through Friday.

Reference Range

An interpretive report will be provided.

Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.

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