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HP2 - Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Assessment
Method
Units
Reference Range
Multiple
Specimen Requirements
All specimens below must be submitted together.
Preferred
No
Type
Volume
Temperature/Stability
1
Bone marrow sodium heparin (green top) and 1 smear from specimen
4 mL
Room temperature; for overnight storage refrigerate; transport with refrigerated cold pack.
2
Whole blood EDTA (purple top)
3-5 mL
Alternate
No
Type
Volume
Temperature/Stability
1
Whole blood sodium heparin (green top) and 1 smear from specimen
4 mL
Room temperature; for overnight storage refrigerate; transport with refrigerated cold pack.
2
Whole blood EDTA (purple top)
3-5 mL
General Information
Clinical Utility
This assessment includes flow cytometry immunophenotyping, cytogenetics, and PML/RARA t(15;17) by FISH with reflex to pml/rara by RT-PCR as required for the complete integrated evaluation of acute promyelocytic leukemia.
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