- Test Name
- PML/RARA Qualitative
- Aliases
- APL, PML, t(15;17)
- Provincial Mnemonic
- LOINC Test Code
- Description and Primary Use
- Diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia
- Reorder interval
- Once only
- TAT
- 3 days
- Test Cost
- Not Available
- Tier
- 2 - Conditional/Restricted Access (See Ordering Requirements)
- Ordering Requirements (Restrictions / Conditions)
Restricted to:
- Hematologists, hematopathologists, pathologists, internists
- Completed LTSA Form.
Enter test name (and/or Provincial Mnemonic) into Test(s) to be performed section on the LTSA Form. Direct questions on how to order test to Specimen Dispatch (709-777-2373).
- Required Consultations
- None
- Algorithms and Guidelines
- Special Patient Preparation
None
- Special Collection / Transport / Processing Requirements
Call Medical Genetics Laboratory ASAP at 709-777-4161/709-777-4532, press option 4, for instruction if after 12:00pm Thursdays (EH) or after 12:00pm Wednesday (outside EH). Sample needs to arrive in MGL within 48h of sample collection to be processed. 2-4 mL peripheral blood or 1-2 mL bone marrow, EDTA, refrigerated NOT frozen.
- Criteria for Rejection
Sample >48h from time of collection
- Laboratory Service Area
- Medical Genetics Laboratory
- Performing Laboratory / Site
- Category 4 (HSC only)
- Last Updated
- 28-May-19