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Test Code JAK2B JAK2 V617F Mutation Detection, Blood


Shipping Instructions


Specimen must arrive within 7 days of draw.



Specimen Required


Container/Tube:

Preferred: Lavender top (EDTA)

Acceptable: Yellow top (ACD)

Specimen Volume: 4 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Invert several times to mix blood.

2. Send specimen in original tube.


Forms

1. Hematopathology Patient Information (T676) in Special Instructions

2. If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Hematopathology/Cytogenetics Test Request (T726) with the specimen.

Secondary ID

88715

Useful For

Aiding in the distinction between a reactive blood cytosis and a chronic myeloproliferative disorder in peripheral blood specimens

Testing Algorithm

The following algorithms are available in Special Instructions:

-Erythrocytosis Evaluation Testing Algorithm

-Myeloproliferative Neoplasm: A Diagnostic Approach to Peripheral Blood Evaluation

Method Name

Point Mutation Detection in DNA using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Reporting Name

JAK2 V617F Mutation Detection, B

Specimen Type

Whole Blood EDTA

Specimen Minimum Volume

1 mL

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Whole Blood EDTA Ambient (preferred) 7 days PURPLE OR PINK TOP/EDTA
  Refrigerated  7 days PURPLE OR PINK TOP/EDTA

Reject Due To

Gross hemolysis Reject
Other Moderately to severely clotted

Reference Values

An interpretive report will be provided.

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Friday

Report Available

2 to 5 days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Test Classification

This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

CPT Code Information

81270-JAK2 (Janus kinase 2) (eg, myeloproliferative disorder) gene analysis, p.Val617Phe (V617F) variant

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
JAK2B JAK2 V617F Mutation Detection, B 43399-5

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
39722 JAK2 Result 53761-3
29590 JAK2 V617F Mutation Detection, B 43399-5