FACTOR V LEIDEN MUTATION ANALYSIS (QUEST)
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in lavender EDTA. Send 5.0 mL (3.0 mL minimum) in the original tube at room temperature. |
Alternate Specimen
| Whole blood: Dark blue EDTA, sodium or lithium heparin, and ACD A |
Methodology
| Polymerase Chain Reaction and Detection |
Stability
| Room temperature: 8 days; Refrigerated: 8 days; Frozen: 30 days |
Reference Range
| See report |
Performed
| Sunday - Saturday |
| 5 - 7 days | |||||||||
| FVLMA | |||||||||
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