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TRAcP, IHC with Interpretation

Test Code
40020X


CPT Codes
88342

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


Instructions
Pathology report is required


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinite
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Unacceptable


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


Methodology
Immunohistochemical Stain

Setup Schedule
A.M. Sets up 5 days a week.


Clinical Significance
The histochemical identification of hairy cell leukemia via tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase assay has been a standard for over two decades. Anti-TRAcP antibody labels the cells of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) with a high degree of sensitivity and specificity. Other cells stained with this antibody are tissue macrophages and osterclasts, which also express abundant TRAcP activity.




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