The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Dihydropyrimidine Dehydrogenase (DPD)
Order Code: DPD
Epic Lab Code: LAB5818
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Lavender top tube (EDTA) 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Yellow top tube (ACD solution A), Yellow top tube (ACD solution B), 
Light Green top tube (Lithium Heparin)


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  5 mL whole blood collected in an EDTA
                    (lavender-top) tube.
Absolute Minimum:  3 mL whole blood


Rejection Criteria:


Received frozen.


Delivery Instructions:


Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after
collection period is completed.


Analytic Time:


2 weeks


Methodology:


Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Single Nucleotide primer Extension


CPT Code:


83891, 83896 (x2), 83898, 83908, 83912




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Updated: 01/06/2009

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