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

Neurofibromatosis Type II DNA
Order Code: NF2DNA
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Pink top tube (EDTA sprayed) 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Lavender top tube (EDTA)


Minimum:


Collect FOUR 6 mL pink top (EDTA sprayed) tubes

Adult minimum: 20 mL blood from pink top (EDTA sprayed) tubes
Pediatric minimum: 10 mL blood from pink top (EDTA sprayed) tubes
Infant minimum: 5 mL blood from pink top (EDTA sprayed) tubes


Analytic Time:


4 weeks


Reference Range:


No mutation detected


Comments:


Please print, complete, and submit the following forms with the 
appropriate signatures and the correct sample type:

Athena Commercial Insurance Test Requestion

Advance Beneficiary Notice and the A-1a Miscellaneous Request.


Methodology:


Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Single Strand Confirmation 
Polymorphism (SSCP) and DNA Sequencing


CPT Code:


83891, 83898(x18), 83903(x18), 83912




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Updated: 11/02/2007

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