Specimen:

Whole Blood or Bone Marrow

Collection Medium:

Alternate
Collection Media:

Pink top tube (EDTA sprayed), Yellow top tube (ACD solution A)

Minimum:

Adult minimum: 5 mL whole blood or 3 mL bone marrow
Pediatric minimum: 1 mL whole blood or 1 mL bone marrow

Rejection Criteria:

Sample MUST be received at reference laboratory within 48 hours of 
collection.

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.

Analytic Time:

2-7 days

Reference Range:

Interpretation:                                                      
Negative - bcr/abl major and minor fusion transcripts are not detected.
Positive [major] - Major bcr/abl fusion transcript is detected, p210.
Positive [minor] - Minor bcr/abl fusion transcript is detected, p190.

Test
Limitations:

Ambient: 1 hour (Samples must be refrigerated within one hour and reach 
the reference laboratory within 48 hours of draw time-due to lability 
of RNA).

Methodology:

Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction

CPT Code:

83891, 83902, 83913, 83898(x6), 83894(x3), 83912

See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery