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Breast CA1 & CA2

Source Blood
Mnemonic MDLBL

MDL Test Name Prompt: Breast C1C2
Specimen Requirements 3 x 4 mL (or 2 x 6 mL) lavender top EDTA tubes, whole blood.
Specimen Handling DO NOT centrifuge or separate specimen.  DO NOT freeze.

Transport specimen, along with copy of Molecular Diagnostic Lab requisition, at room temperature without delay. Specimen must arrive at ACH before noon on Friday. Specimens collected after noon Fridays and over the weekend can be stored in a refrigerator for shipment to the Molecular Diagnostic Lab on Monday mornings.

PSC & Extra-regional:
Transport to DSC.

RRL:
Transport to ACH.
Additional Information Referral for testing must be made by a geneticist.  Non-geneticists can refer patients to ACH Medical Genetics Clinic 403-955-7373.  DNA will be extracted from the blood specimen and stored on all patients not referred by a geneticist.  Testing will begin upon receiving a requisition from a geneticist.
Testing Location ACH Molecular Diagnostic Lab
Testing Frequency
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