Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 3 NS5A Drug Resistance Assay HCVGEN3NS5A

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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 3 NS5A Drug Resistance Assay
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 3 NS5A Drug Re
EPIC Order Name	Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 3 NS5A Drug Resistance Assay
Clinical Info	Use Assessment of drug susceptibility by nucleic acid sequencing of a patient's hepatitis C virus (HCV) to the NS5A inhibitors. Assay should be used for patients with documented HCV genotype 3.
Specimen Type	Blood
Specimen Volume	2.0 mL plasma from Lav top tube (1.0 mL Minimum volume)
Container	Lavender Top Tube
Collection Instructions	Collection Instructions Collect specimen in lavender-top (EDTA) tubes. Do not use green-top (heparin) tubes. Centrifuge specimen within six hours of collection, remove plasma, transfer specimen to polypropylene screw-capped tubes, and freeze. Ship frozen.
Transport Instructions	Frozen
Specimen Stability
Methodology	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and DNA next generation sequencing (NGS)
Days Performed	TAT: 11-15 Days
Performing Laboratories	NWH CL Send Outs-Labcorp
CPT	87900,87902
PDM	255666
Result Interpretation Special Instructions Please confirm the patient's HCV genotype 3 prior to submitting sample for testing. Limitations This procedure may not be successful when the HCV viral load is <500 IU/mL. This assay requires an HCV genotype of 3.
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