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Annexin-1, IHC without Interpretation

Test Code
16317


CPT Codes
88342

Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue in an IHC specimen transport kit


Other Acceptable Specimens
Unstained charged (+) slides


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinite
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Do not freeze


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen other than paraffin block • Specimen other than unstained slides


Methodology
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Setup Schedule
A.M.


Clinical Significance
Annexin-1 is a molecule specific to hairy cell leukemia that can be used to differentiate this disease from other B-cell lymphomas.




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