Test Code: T1517 Preferred Name PML-RAR-alpha PCR
No
1-2 days
2 weeks
Contact laboratory
Medicare Item
N/A
Test Tubes
| Image | Specimen Type | Specimen Volume | Tube Type |
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Peripheral blood | 15 mL (10 mL minimum) | 3 x EDTA 6mL (Pink Top) |
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Bone Marrow | 2 mL (1 mL minimum) | EDTA 3 mL whole blood (Lavender top) |
COLLECTION NOTES
**Time sensitive test - collect Mon-Thursday - must be processed ideally within 24hrs (but not more than 48hrs) of collection**
GENERAL NOTES
This test is medicare rebatable.
Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia (APL; APML; AML -M3) results from a reciprocal translocation between chromosome 15 and 17 designated t(15;17)(q22;q21).
