Test ID: ZG393
CPT code:
LOINC:
Specimen Type: EDTA
Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; Analytic time 14-21 days.
Instructions: 20mL whole blood in lavender tube. Refrigerate, avoid freezing, ship
within 24 hrs Monday through Thursday only.
Text: Used to detect CAG triplet repeat expansion in the IT15 gene.
Methodology: PCR and fragment analysis by capillary electrophoresis with Southern
blot confirmation.