Category
molecular genetic pathology & cytogenetics
Sub Category
Oncology
Synonym/Aliases
Braf v600
Abbreviations
Braf v600
Type
Individual Test
Results
RESULTS READY AFTER 14 DAYS
Method
PCR-SEQUENCING
Temp
ROOM TEMPERATURE
Setup
SETUP IS PERFORMED DAILY
Components Parameters
N/A
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
C. TRACHOMATIS PCR; C. TRACHOMATIS NAAT; C. TRACHOMATIS NAT.
Patient preparation
N/A
Sample type
TUMOR POSITIVE FORMALIN-FIXED, PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK.
Container/ preservative
FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED BLOCKS.
Sample volume
SUFFICIENT RESIDUAL TISSUE/ TUMOR MUST BE AVAILABLE ON THE BLOCK
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE.
Other Instructions
IF TISSUE IS PROVIDED, TISSUE PROCESSING CHARGES WILL BE APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE/ NOT DETECTED
Clinical Utility
PREDICTION OF ANTI-EGFR TREATMENT RESPONSE FOR METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER (MCRC), MELANOMA TUMOR PATIENTS
Test Limitations/ Confounders
PRESENCE OF PCR INHIBITORS IN THE SAMPLE MAY PREVENT DNA AMPLIFICATION. PARADOXICAL RESULTS MAY ARISE DUE TO SELECTION OF INAPPROPRIATE SPECIMEN AND CONTAMINATION DURING SPECIMEN COLLECTION