ETV6 FISH-4280J (malignant tissue)
Test info
B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia/lymphoma
B-ALL
B-cell ALL
FISH
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
TEL
ETV6 or TEL rearrangements are recurring abnormalities in B-cell ALL. According to current NCCN B-ALL guidelines, ETV6 rearrangements associated with ETV6/RUNX1 or TEL/AML abnormalities are classified as a good cytogenetic risk factor.
This test can be ordered individually or as part of the B-cell ALL FISH Panels. See the panel tests for more details.
Specimen
Sterile cup or tube
5 mL
Place specimen in a sterile cup/tube with sterile culture medium, sterile Hanks Balance Salt Solution (HBSS) or sterile saline.
Submit entire fresh specimen.
Sterile specimen cup/tube
Slides
Touch prep slides
Paraffin block
Three 4-micron cut slides and one H&E stained slide
Touch prep slides
Note: Heavy metal fixatives are unacceptable.
AHL Cytogenetics Oncology Request
Ambient
Blocks will be returned post reporting
- Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
- Slides broken beyond repair
- Heavy metal fixatives are unacceptable
Performance
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Clinical and Interpretive info
Normal or Abnormal with interpretation
Billing
88366 x 2
Fresh Tissue/Touch Prep:
88271 x 2
88275
88291