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BCR/ABL1 Oncology, FISH
Message*Collect specimen Monday through Friday only before 1500 EST. Do not collect the day before a holiday.
Keep specimen at Room Temperature
Keep specimen at Room Temperature
Test Code
LAB2335
Alias/See Also
LAB2335
LabCorp TC: 511520
ALL FISH
CLL FISH
PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME, FISH
LabCorp TC: 511520
ALL FISH
CLL FISH
PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME, FISH
CPT Codes
88271
Preferred Specimen
Adult: 10 mL Dark Green Top (Sodium Heparin) - Whole Blood - 2 full tubes
Ped: 5 mL Dark Green Top (Sodium Heparin) - Whole Blood - 1 full tube
Ped: 5 mL Dark Green Top (Sodium Heparin) - Whole Blood - 1 full tube
Minimum Volume
Adult: 5 mL Dark Green Top (Sodium Heparin) - Whole Blood
Ped: 1 mL Dark Green Top (Sodium Heparin) - Whole Blood
Ped: 1 mL Dark Green Top (Sodium Heparin) - Whole Blood
Other Acceptable Specimens
Lavender (EDTA) - Whole Blood
Fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis, slides with metaphases and/or interphase nuclei or bone marrow touch prep slides, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Fixed-cell pellet from a cytogenetic analysis, slides with metaphases and/or interphase nuclei or bone marrow touch prep slides, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Transport Temperature
Roome Temperature
Specimen Stability
Sample quality will be determined by the testing facility. It is best for specimens to ship the same day as collected.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Broken or dirty slides; excessive cellular debris or stained slides/paraffin blocks; decalcified bone cores; frozen specimen
Methodology
Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH)
Report Available
3-5 days
Clinical Significance
Confirmation/identification of leukemia/lymphoma-related alterations; leukemia/lymphoma monitoring of residual disease.
Performing Laboratory
LabCorp