HEMOCHROMATOSIS, HEREDITARY
Components
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Includes mutations C282Y, H63D |
Specimen Required
| Draw blood in a lavender EDTA tube. Send 5.0 mL whole blood (3.0 mL minimum) room temperature. |
Alternate Specimen
| Whole Blood: ACD B, sodium heparin, dark blue EDTA |
Methodology
| Fluorescent Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism - Polymerase Chain Reaction |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 8 days; Refrigerated: 8 days; Frozen: Unacceptable |
Reference Range
| By report |
Performed
| Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| 10-12 days | |||||||||
| HHQ | |||||||||
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