BRCAssure Comprehensive Panel (LABCORP)

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LAB100562: BRCA Panel (BRCA1, BRCA2) | LABCORP EAP: 898000

LABCORP LAB: LAVENDER TOP-EDTA (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 3

LABCORP LAB: PALE YELLOW (ACD): (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 3 LABCORP LAB: MISCELLANEOUS CONTAINER: (Room Temperature) Min Vol: .5

Specimen: Whole blood or Oragene Dx 500 saliva kit or ORAcollect Dx OCD-100 buccal swabs or genomic DNA (gDNA) extracted from non-fetal, non-tumor sources only
 
Volume: 4 mL whole blood or Oragene Dx 500 saliva kit or 2 ORAcollect Dx OCD-100 buccal swabs or 5 micrograms (μg) of gDNA with a concentration of 50 ng/μL
 
Minimum Volume: 3 mL whole blood or Oragene Dx 500 saliva kit or 2 ORAcollect Dx OCD-100 buccal swabs or 5 μg of extracted DNA at a minimum concentration of 50 ng/μL
 
Container: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube or Oragene Dx 500 saliva collection kit or ORAcollect Dx OCD-100 buccal swabs or 2 mL microcentrifuge tube with screw cap
 
Collection: Standard phlebotomy; follow Oragene Dx 500 saliva kit collection instructions. Follow ORAcollect Dx OCD-100 buccal swab collection instructions. Do not eat, drink, smoke or chew gum 30 minutes prior to saliva or buccal collection. For gDNA, DNA must be extracted in a CLIA-certified laboratory.
 
Special Instructions: Test orders must include an attestation that the provider has the patient's informed consent for genetic testing. Testing referred to Labcorp Genetics Inc LCGCA#01701

Container: Lavender-top (EDTA) tube or Oragene Dx 500 saliva collection kit or ORAcollect Dx OCD-100 buccal swabs or 2 mL microcentrifuge tube with screw cap

Storage Requirements
Lavender-Top (EDTA) Tube:  Room Temperature
Storage Instructions: For blood, saliva and buccal, maintain specimen at room temperature or refrigerate at 4°C. Do not freeze. For gDNA, room temperature is preferred, or refrigerate at 4°C. Frozen also is accepted if shipped on ice packs.

Stability Requirements
Room temperature:  N/A 
Refrigerated:  N/A
Frozen:  N/A

Cause for Rejection
Hemolyzed; quantity not sufficient for analysis; improper container; improper storage temperature; specimen from an individual who has undergone allogeneic bone marrow transplant.

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min