| ALL FISH Panel |
| WSLH Department: | Cytogenetics |
| WSLH Test Code: | |
| CPT Code: | 88271x9, 88275x6 |
| Price: | For pricing information, please call 608-262-0402. |
| Includes: | FISH analysis for: Trisomy 4, 10, 17; BCR/ABL1 Fusion t(9;22)(q34;q11.2); ETV6/RUNX1 Fusion t(12;21)(p13;q22); MLL Rearrangement |
| Methodology: | Fluorescence in situ hybridization performed on interphase nuclei. |
| Availability: | Monday-Friday 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, Saturday 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Turn-around Time: | Approximately 4-8 days with an average TAT of 7 days. (Reports are issued Monday-Friday 7:45 Am - 4:30 PM) |
| Recommended Uses: | Aid in diagnosis of hematologic disorders and for monitoring disease after treatment or bone marrow transplant. May be performed in conjunction with other FISH assays, chromosome analysis or as an independent test. |
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| Specimen Requirements: | 0.5-1.0 ml early aspirate bone marrow
OR
1-2 ml whole blood collected in sodium heparin vacuum type tube |
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| Patient Preparation: | |
| Collection Instructions: | **Bone marrow: 0.5-1.0ml bone marrow from 1st or 2nd aspirate. Material submitted for cytogenetic analysis must be from an early aspirate to avoid dilution with blood. Draw sodium heparin solution (1000 USP units/ml) into the syringe to be used for aspiration and then expel (over-heparinization is toxic to the cells). Transfer the marrow to a sterile, Na-Heparin vacuum type tube for delivery to State Lab. If an aspirate is unsuccessful, a 10mm bone core biopsy may be submitted in a sterile transport medium with Na-Heparin. **Blood: Draw blood using aseptic techniques into a sterile Na-Heparin vacuum type tube. Invert tube to mix. If using larger tubes, draw to full volume to avoid over-treatment with heparin. |
| Specimen Handling and Transport: | Store and transport specimens at room temperature (may transport with coolant during hot weather, >85 degrees F). DO NOT FREEZE. The laboratory must receive specimens within 24 hours of collection. |
| Unacceptable Conditions: | |
| Requisition Form: | Cytogenetics Lab Neoplasia Diagnosis Form #132 |
| Required Information: | Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), reason for referral, clinician name and UPIN/NPI, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |
| Results include: | Abnormalities detected/not detected. Result written using current International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature (ISCN) and interpretation of results. |
| Limitations: | Failure to identify an abnormal clone by FISH does not rule out the presence of other abnormalities in the specimen. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | |
| Additional Comments: | If FISH assay is not performed in conjunction with chromosome analysis there is an additional charge for processing the specimen. |
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