B Cell Immunoglobulin Gene Rearrangement

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• Specimen Type: EDTA
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; analytic time 5 days
• Instructions: 4mL whole blood in original lavender vacutainer. Ambient. Min 1.0mL. Specimen must arrive within 96 hours of draw. Yellow ACD acceptable.
• Text: Useful For: Determining whether a B-cell or plasma cell population is polyclonal or monoclonal. Cautions: This test is neither 100% sensitive nor 100% specific.
• Methodology: Genomic DNA Extracted Followed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)