| NON-HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMAS
Follicular lymphoma t (14; 18) IGH- BCL2 Mantle cell Lymphoma t (11; 14) IgH-CCND1 Burkitt Lymphoma C-MYC rearrangement Anaplastic Lymphoma ALK rearrangement Other Lymphoma MALT BCL2- BCL6 rearrangement |
Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue | Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| Whole Blood | Collect on Heparin
Transport Immediately or Refrigerate 4ºC Transport on ice within 24H |
15 days | |||
| JAK2
Gene- Val617PHE(V17F) mutation |
Whole Blood | Collect on Heparin
Transport Immediately or Refrigerate at 4ºC Transport on ice within 24H |
15 days | ||
| BRAIN CANCER
Glioma 1p36 + 19q Combined Deletion Menigioma 1p36 deletion Aneuploidy determination (14-22) p16 deletion Medulloblastoma : N-MYC and C-MYC Amplification |
Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue | Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| SOFT TISSUE TUMORS
Ewing Sarcoma and PNET EWS rearrangement Liposarcoma MDM2 amplification Myxoid Liposarcoma CHOP rearrangement FUS rearrangement Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma FKHR rearrangement Synovialsarcoma SYT rearrangement Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor ALK rearrangement |
Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue | Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| HEMATOPOEITIC PATHOLOGY
BCR-ABL PML-RARA t(15 ;17) |
Whole Blood or Bone Marrow
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Collect on EDTA Transport Immediately or Refrigerate at 4ºC Transport on ice within 24H | 15 days | ||
| GENE REARRANGEMENTS
Deletion., amplification |
Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue
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Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| NEUROBLASTOMA
N-MYC amplification 1p36 deletion Ploidy determination |
Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue
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Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| PRENATAL CYTOGENETIC
Detection of aneuploidy Trisomy 13, 18, 21, X and Y |
Amnoitic Fluid | Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC Transport within on Ice 48hrs | 15 days | ||
| Oncotype DX | Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue
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Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| Kras Mutations | Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue
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Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| EGFR | Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue
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Store at room temperature | 15 days | ||
| Chlamydia Trachomatis | Endocervical Scrape/
Discharge Scrape |
Store In PBS, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | ||
| Urine 20-30 ml | Early Morning Urine In Sterile Container, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | |||
| EBV
Real-Time PCR |
Serum 2-3ml
Plasma 2-3ml Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-2ml Amniotic Fluid 10-15ml |
Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||
| Hepatitis Virus B Quantitative
Real-Time PCR |
Serum 2-3ml | Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||
| Hepatitis Virus C Quantitative
Real-Time PCR |
Serum 2-3ml | Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||
| Hepatitis Virus C Genotype
Real Time PCR (Genotypes 1 - 6) |
Serum 2-3ml | Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||
| Herpes Simplex Virus 1/2 | Cervicovaginal Secretions | Store In PBS, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | ||
| Cutaneous Lesion | Specimen Should be preserved in formalin 10%. | 5 days | |||
| Respiratory Samples Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-2m | Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport within 48hrs. | 5 days | |||
| Human Cytomegalovirus
Real-Time PCR |
Serum 2-3ml
Plasma 2-3ml Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-2ml Amniotic Fluid 10-15ml |
Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport on ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||
| Human Papillomavirus
Detect +/- Type |
Fresh Cervical Scrape | Store In PBS, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | ||
| Biopsy | Specimen Should be preserved in formalin 10%. | 5 days | |||
| Urine 20- 30 ml | Early Morning Urine In Sterile Container, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | |||
| Measles Virus Quantitative
Real-Time PCR |
Serum 2-3ml | Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport on ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | ||
| Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Real-Time PCR |
Respiratory Samples; BAL / Sputum
Fresh / FFPET Respiratory Biopsy Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-2ml Pleural Fluid |
Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport on ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | ||
| Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue | Store at room temperature | 5 days | |||
| STD-Multipathogen Testing
Mycoplasma hominis Ureaplasma urealyticum Neisseria gnonrrhoeae |
Endocervical Scrape | Store In PBS, Refrigerate at 4ºC. Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | ||
| Urine 20-30 ml | Collect Urine In Sterile Container, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 5 days | |||
| Toxoplasma Gondi
Real-Time PCR |
Whole Blood
Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-2ml Respiratory Sample Amniotic Fluid |
Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport on ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||
| Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue | Store at room temperature | 7 days | |||
| Varicella Zoster Virus
Real-Time PCR |
Amniotic fluid 10-15ml
Serum 2-3ml Respiratory Samples Cerebrospinal Fluid 1-2ml |
Collect In Sterile Tube, Refrigerate at 4ºC, Transport On Ice within 48hrs. | 7 days | ||