MTHFR 2 Variants

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable:
  • One Pink Top (EDTA)

Submit

  • 3 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood in Lavender Generic. Submit Refrigerated.

Also Acceptable:
  • 3 mL (Min:1 mL) Whole blood in Pink Generic. Submit Refrigerated.

Rejection Criteria

  • Heparinized specimens
  • Plasma
  • Serum
  • Frozen specimens in glass collection tubes.

Stability

Ambient: 3 Day(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Fluorescence Monitoring
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

4-8 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 81291

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components

  • 94231 - MTHFR c.665C>T
  • 94232 - MTHFR c.1286A>C
  • 94233 - MTHFR INTERP
  • 94234 - MTHFR SPECIMEN
Last Updated: February 7, 2025 @ 10:13 am

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