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	About Us Patient Services Outreach Physician/ Client Services Collection Info Testing Test Directory Technical Updates Employment		Laboratory Test Directory Procedure Name: Alpha-globin gene analysis Ulticare Name:   Testing Info: Testing Location Specimen Type Collection Container Optional Container Preferred Volume Minimum Volume Reference Whole blood Purple Top Yellow ACD Tubes 20 mL 20 mL Reference Amniotic Fliud Sterile Container   20 mL 20 mL Reference Chorionic Villus Sterile Container,with transport media   20 mg   Specimen Processing: Spec. Type Optimal Volume Minimum Volume Processing Info Storage Info Sample Stability Shipping Instructions Reference Lab Setup Whole blood 20 mL 02 mL Samples must be mailed same day of collection for overnight delivery. Ambient   Ambient   Amniotic Fliud 20 mL 20 mL Do not freeze. Refrigerate   Refrigerate   Chorionic Villus 20 mg 20 mg Do not freeze. Refrigerate   Refrigerate   L / CPT Codes: Lab Service Code(s)/(Qty): CPT Code(s):  (1) 83891  (2) 83894  (3) 83892  (1) 83912  (2) 83896  (2) 83897 Additional Details: Collection Instructions: Sample must be collected Monday-Thursday before 2 pm. Test Availability: Monday Turnaround Time: 14-21 days Interpretive Info: Useful in the diagnosis of alpha-thalassemia, prenatal diagnosis of deletional alpha-thalassemia, and pre-conception genetics counseling. Notes: This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Rochester. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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