Laboratory Test Reference Guide

Test Name

Aneuploidy 5,9,15 FISH

Synonyms

FISH
Fluorescent in situ hybridization

Price Comment

Includes culture processing charge.

Adult Specimen

2 - 10 ml Bone Marrow Aspirate in RPMI

Sample Delivery to Lab

Ambient on day of collection. Refrigerate overnight or weekend then send ambient.

Department

Cytogenetics

Laboratory Turnaround Time

Urgent < 5 days, Non-urgent 18 days

Method

Flourescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) probes D5S23/D5S721, D9Z and D15Z4. For detecting chromosome aneuploidy for chromosome 5p, 9 and 15 in plasma cell myeloma

Uncertainty of measurement

Refer to report

Diagnostic Use Or Instructions

Minimum Volume

Registration Code

FANEU5_9_15

HL7 mapping code

$FANEU5_9_15