FACTOR V LEIDEN DNA MUTATION

Test Code

FVLEIDEN

Alias/See Also

LAB00431
LEIDEN MUTATION
FACTOR 5 COAGULATION FACTER ANALLEIDEN VARIANT

CPT Codes
83912,83891,83908,83896

Preferred Specimen

WHOLE BLOOD

Instructions

CAN NOT USE A TUBE THAT HAS BEEN USED FOR ANOTHER TEST

Transport Container

LAV

Transport Temperature

REF-5 DAYS

Methodology
MOLECULAR

Setup Schedule

Set Up:
Report Available:

Reference Range

FACTOR V LEIDEN DNA MUTATION

Clinical Significance

Factor V Leiden is an inherited disorder of blood clotting. It is a variant of human factor V that causes a hypercoagulability disorder. In this disorder, the Leiden variant of factor V cannot be inactivated by activated protein C. Factor V Leiden is the most common hereditary hypercoagulability disorder amongst Eurasians.

Performing Laboratory
LMH - Microbiology x3758 or 3759: Molecular x3170

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