Colovantage COLOVANTAGE

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

COLOVANTAGE

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

ColoVantage

EPIC Order Name

Clinical Info

Methylated Septin 9 is a DNA marker associated with colorectal cancer

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  4 Lavender EDTA tube(s) or two 10 mL Lavender top (EDTA) tubes
Specimen: 10 mL plasma (5 mL  min)
Transport Temperature: Frozen
 
Collection Instructions This test requires 10 mL of plasma (samples with less than 5 mL plasma will be rejected). To obtain this volume of plasma, collect blood in (x2) 10 mL EDTA (lavender-top) tubes or (x5) standard EDTA (lavender-top) tubes. Centrifuge the blood samples, separate plasma and combine them. Send plasma in a single 10 mL pour-off tube. If a 10 mL pour-off tube is not available, (x2) 5 mL pour-off tubes can be used.

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reatictin (RT-PCR)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

81327

PDM

5907811

Result Interpretation

Not Detected
 
 
TAT: 4 - 5 Days

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