

MTHFR GENOTYPING C677T/A1298C
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
Draw blood in lavender EDTA tube. Send 3.0 mL whole blood (0.5 mL minimum) room temperature. |
Alternate Specimen
Whole blood: ACD |
Rejection Criteria
Serum, plasma, heparinized whole blood, tissue specimens |
Methodology
Invader Assay - The genotype is determined by invader-based detection the normal and mutant (C677T and A1298C) alleles |
Stability
Room Temperature: 5 days; Refrigerated: Not Recommended; Frozen: Unacceptable |
Reference Range
Not detected |
Performed
Set-up: Monday, Thursday | |||
Reported: Tuesday, Friday |
Turnaround Time | 5 days | ||||||||
Test Code | MTHFR | ||||||||
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