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Test Catalog
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GCK (NDM) DNA Sequencing Test |
#842 |
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| Type of Disorder: |
Diabetes |
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| Typical Presentation: |
Insulin-sensitive hyperglycemia in newborns |
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| Indications for Testing: |
Insulin-sensitive hyperglycemia in newborns or infants;
Family history of mutations in GCK |
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| Test Details |
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| Test Code: |
842 |
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| Profiles that contain this test: |
Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus Evaluation, Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus Evaluation (Old)
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| Informed Consent Required: |
Yes |
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| Medicare ABN Required: |
Yes |
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| Special Notes: |
N/A |
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| Technical Information |
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| Utility: |
Detects mutations (including point mutations, deletions, insertions, and rearrangements) in the coding sequences of GCK |
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| Methodology: |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), DNA sequencing of entire protein coding region of gene |
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| Reference Value: |
No mutation detected |
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| CPT Code(s): |
83891(1), 83898(9), 83904(9), 83909(1), 83912(1) |
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| Shipping Considerations |
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| Preferred Specimen Requirements |
| Type: |
Whole blood |
| Minimum Volume: |
10ml (pediatric minimum: 2mL) |
| Collection Tube: |
Yellow or lavender top |
| Stability: |
Hemolysis may compromise DNA recovery after 48 hrs |
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| Storage Conditions: |
For short periods (until shipped) at 4oC |
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| Shipping Conditions: |
Overnight at room temperature (specimen arrival must be less than 24 hrs after collection); Ship Monday through Thursday only |
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| Test Turnaround: |
2 - 8 weeks |
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