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FACTOR V LEIDEN AND PROTHROMBIN GENE MUTATION
Test CodeLAB12386
Preferred Specimen
One 3mL Lavender top tube
Minimum Volume
1mL Blood
Other Acceptable Specimens
None
Instructions
Place specimens in the refrigerated Molecular Diagnostics rack.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: 4 weeks
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Heparinized or severely hemolyzed smaples are not accepted.
Frozen EDTA whole blood will not be accepted.
Frozen EDTA whole blood will not be accepted.
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Setup Schedule
Daily (Sunday-Saturday)
Clinical Significance
EDTA whole blood specimens are analyzed by the cobas 4800 Factor II and Facotr V assay.
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospitals Inc.