ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA MYELODYSPLASIA (FISH)
Components
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Includes t(8;21), inv(16)/t(16;16), t(9;22), -5/5q deletion, -7/7q deletion, trisomy 8, 11q23 rearrangements, and 20 q deletion. |
Specimen Required
| 1 Green Top/5.0 mL (3.0 mL minimum) Sodium Heparin whole blood. Room temperature. Please include suspected diagnosis. Completed Warde Medical Laboratory Hematologic & Neoplastic Cytogenetics Test Requisition required. |
Alternate Specimen
| Bone Marrow |
Rejection Criteria
| Lithium heparin sample | |||
| Frozen samples |
Methodology
| Cultures, staining and other techniques when required |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable |
Reference Range
| Interpretive Report |
Performed
| Monday-Saturday |
| 4-10 days | |||||
| AMLFISH 37-12240 | |||||
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