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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Pancreatic cyst fluid or other
body fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile plain container
Specimen Quantity: Entire collection
Please note that the optimal volume of pancreatic cyst fluid is at least 500 µL. The minimal volume is at least 200 µL.
Days and Times Performed
Bimonthly, TAT 14 working days.
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction, DNA Sequencing
Service Code
1035068
Update
Last updated 30/07/2021
Specimen Stability
| Pancreatic cyst fluid | 7 days, refrigerated |
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Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Molecular Diagnosis Centre, 67724384
Useful For
Aids as a prognostic markers for cancer patients treated with epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted therapies. The mutations screened for are codon 12 and codon 13 of exon 2 and codon 61 of exon 3 of the KRAS gene. Auto reflex of the BRAF Val600Glu mutation when KRAS mutations are not detected.
Reference
An interpretative report will be provided.