Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Alpha-Globin Common Mutation Analysis

Synonyms

ALPHA-GLOBIN COMMON MUTATION
ALPHA-THAL MUTATION
ALPHAGLOBIN
LAB11550

Cerner Name

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

Specimen Volume

5 ml Whole EDTA Blood (3mL min)

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

Result Interpretation

See Report

Forms

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