Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Alpha-Globin Common Mutation Analysis Build info

Synonyms

  • ALPHA-GLOBIN COMMON MUTATION
  • ALPHAGLOBIN
  • ALPHA-THAL MUTATION
  • LAB11550

Short Name

ALPHA-GLOBIN COMMON MUTATION

Procedure Master Number

LAB11550

Procedure ID

115415

Clinical Info

Alpha Thalassemia is a common hereditary trait and disease among individuals of Asian heritage. 
Disease ranges in severity from mild abnormalities of erythrocytic indices to severe anemia.

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Lavender EDTA tube
Specimen: 5 ml Whole EDTA Blood  (3mL min)
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

30 Days Room Temperature or Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen

Methodology

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 

Days Performed

Sundays

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute 

CPT

81257

PDM

 5951811

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Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ALPHA-GLOBIN RESULT AGLOBIN ALPHA GLOBIN Alpha-Globin Result
ALPHA-GLOBIN VERBATIM AGLOBVERB ALPHA GLOBIN VERBATIM Alpha-Globin Verbatim