Lavender top tube
6 mL EDTA (lavender) whole blood. Extracted DNA is also acceptable if extracted in a CLIA certified laboratory.
Collect blood in a lavender top tube. Refrigerate and send intact blood or bone marrow specimen within 48 hours of collection.
Collect blood in a lavender top tube. Refrigerate and send intact blood or bone marrow specimen within 48 hours of collection.
3 - 14 days
Allelic Discrimination, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Interpretive report provided.
Mutation detection in candidate gene for hereditary hemochromatosis.
In the absence of specific information regarding advances in the knowledge of mutation characteristics for a particular disorder, the current literature indicates that genetic tests for inherited disease need only be conducted once per lifetime.
This test will detect the C282Y and/or H63D variants. Other mutations in the HFE gene or other causes of hereditary hemochromatosis will not be detected. The results should be interpreted in conjunction with iron studies, family history and clinical findings. Full HFE gene sequencing and possibly deletion/duplication analysis may be considered if clinical suspicion of hereditary hemochromatosis remains high.
By ordering this test the clinician acknowledges that informed consent has been obtained from the patient as required by applicable state or federal laws and the ordering clinician has authorization from the patient permitting MLabs to report the test results to the ordering clinician. Test includes pathologist interpretation of results billed as a separate additional charge. This test is not available without interpretation.
21694-5
81256
21666
G0452-26
The preferred specimen is whole blood collected in EDTA (lavender top). However, ACD (yellow top) and heparin (green top) may also be accepted.