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PMS2, IHC with Interpretation

Test Code
16997


CPT Codes
88342

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


Other Acceptable Specimens
Unstained charged(+) slides (x5)


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 or slides


Methodology
Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

Setup Schedule
A.M.


Report Available
Reports in 2 to 3 days.


Clinical Significance
Defects in mismatch repair systems cause elevated spontaneous mutation rates and increased instability of DNA microsatellite repetitive sequences expressed.




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