Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood blood, Amniotic fluid or
cultured amniocytes at room temperature;
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Yellow (ACD) or Lavender (EDTA); Sterile
container or T25 flasks
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL (blood)
15 mL (amniotic fluid) or 2 T25 flasks
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 mL (blood)
10 mL (amniotic fluid) or 1 T25 flask
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 7-9 days
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), allele-specific
primer extension, luminex
CPT: 83891; 83896 x 18; 83900; 83901 x 5; 83912
[PLTNEU] Platelet Neutralization
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Blue (Citrate)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Draw 1 FULL citrate tube; tube must be FULL
to ensure proper anticoagulant to blood ratio
Invert gently 3-4 times to prevent clotting;
centrifuge immediately and freeze plasma
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 ml
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 1-7 days
REFERENCE RANGE: 0.0 - 6.0 seconds
METHODOLOGY: Clot detection
CPT: 85597
[PMDDNA] PELIZAEUS-MERZBACHER DNA
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4 weeks
OTHER NAMES: PLP1 Gene
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
CLINICAL USE: Confirmation of clinical diagnosis of PMD in
patients who are negative for PLP1 gene
duplication or deletion;
Female carrier testing in PMD families
Prenatal testing in PMD families in which a
familial PLP1 mutation has been identified by
sequencing
CPT: 83891; 83894; 83898 x 10; 83904 x 5; 83909 x 10; 83912
[PMDFISH] PELIZAEUS-MERZBACHER BY FISH
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Dark green (heparin)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL