Hemophilia A Molecular Analysis for Inversion

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• Specimen Type: Lavender EDTA or Yellow ACD
• Frequency: Setup: Monday; analytic time 14 days
• Instructions: 3ml whole bld from Lavender or Yellow. Min 1mL. Ambient. Original tube. Alt/ 20ml amniotic fld, ambient or 20mg chorionic villi, ambient.
• Text: Used to identify disease causing mutation in males, carrier status is individuals with a family history or prenatal testing.
• Methodology: Intronic inversions within the factor 8 gene are identified by Southern Blot.