Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Apolipoprotein E Genotyping Build info

Synonyms

  • APO E GENOTYPING BY PCR
  • APO E GENOTYPE
  • APOE
  • LAB11588

Short Name

APO E GENOTYPING BY PCR

Procedure Master Number

LAB11588

Procedure ID

115491

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Patient Preparation: A previous bone marrow transplant
from an allogenic donor will interfere with testing. Call
800-533-1710 for instructions for testing patients who have
received a bone marrow transplant.
Container/Tube: Lavender EDTA tube or Yellow ACD top tube
Specimen : 3 mL Whole Blood (1 mL min)
Collection Instructions:
1. Invert several times to mix blood.
2. Send specimen in original tube.
Transport Temperature: Room Temperature

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Including Restriction
Digest

(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche
Diagnostic Systems, Inc.)

Days Performed

TAT; 10 - 11 Days

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

81401-APOE (apolipoprotein
E) (eg, hyperlipoproteinemia type III, cardiovascular disease,
Alzheimer disease), common variants (eg, *2, *3, *4)
;

PDM

 5900275

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
APOE RESULT SUMMARY APOE APOE RESULT SUMMARY Apoe Result Summary
APOE RESULT APOE APOE RESULT Apoe Result
APOE INTERPRETATION APOE APOE INTERPRETATION Apoe Interpretation
APOE REASON FOR REFERRAL APOE APOE REASON FOR REFERRAL Apoe Reason For Referral
APOE SPECIMEN APOE APOE SPECIMEN Apoe Specimen
APOE SOURCE APOE APOE SOURCE Apoe Source
APOE RELEASED BY APOE APOE RELEASED BY Apoe Released By