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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Human Papillomarvirus, FFPE PCR (Synonym: HPV) | ||
| Clinical Indications: | For investigation of HPV related to cancer. | ||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB1366 | ||
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| Specimen Type: | Paraffin-Embedded Tissue, Cytology specimens | ||
| Specimen Source: | Indicate specimen source. | ||
| Primary Container: | See Specimen Collection Requirements | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Paraffin-Embedded Tissue:
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| Test Resources: | Submit requests using requisition or Connect Care online order entry:
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| Stability and Storage: | Room temperature: paraffin-embedded tissue blocks and slides Refrigerated up to 3 days: cytology specimen in PreservCyt or CytoLyt | ||
| Transportation: | Transport all specimen types at room temperature. Specimens must not freeze in transit. Transport to Pathology Department at Foothills Medical Center. | ||
| Method: | PCR followed by mass spectrometry or sequence analysis | ||
| Method and Interpretation of Results: | Analysis for HPV subtypes 6,11,16,18,31,33,35,39,45,51,52,53,56,58,59,66,67,68,73 is performed after PCR amplification using a single base extension technique (Agena iPLEX Melanoma HS assay) and mass spectrometry on the MassArray instrument. | ||
| Routine Turn Around Time: | 10 days | ||
| Testing Schedule: | Weekly | ||
| Testing Area: | Molecular Pathology | ||
| Performing Site: | Foothills Medical Center | ||
| Contact Comments: | Molecular Pathology South 403-220-4240 | ||
| Last Updated On: | Thursday, August 13, 2020 | ||
| Date of Last Review: | Aug 1 2022 12:00AM | ||
