MOLECULAR HAEMATOPATHOLOGY

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TEST NAME

SPECIMEN / REQUIREMENT

Thrombophilia Screening

Factor V Leiden mutation screening

EDTA PB

Prothrombin G20210A mutation screening

EDTA PB

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene C677T mutation screening

EDTA PB

Hereditary Haemochromatiosis Gene Mutation Screening

C282Y & H63D mutation of HFE gene

EDTA PB

Thalassaemia & Haemoglobinopathy Investigation

α-thalassaemia genotyping

α 0-thalassaemia test 1 – [5 common deletions: -- SEA, -(α) 20.5, -- MED, -- FIL, and -- THAI]

EDTA PB

α +-thalassaemia test 2 – [-α 3.7 ]

EDTA PB

α +-thalassaemia test 3 – [-α 4.2 ]

EDTA PB

α-thalassaemia test 4 – [α-globin gene DNA sequencing]

EDTA PB

α-thalassaemia test 5 – [Hb Constant Spring and Hb Quong Sze mutation]

EDTA PB

β-thalassaemia genotyping

β-thalassaemia test – [β-globin gene DNA sequencing]

EDTA PB

Hereditary Persistence of Fetal Haemoglobin screening [HPFH-1,2,3,6 and SEA] and Chinese

G γ ( Aγδβ) 0 thalassaemia

EDTA PB

Lymphoproliferative Diseases (LPDs)

PCR for BCL-1 translocation t(11;14)(q13;q32)

EDTA PB / BM / Tissue Block

PCR for BCL-2 translocation t(14;18)(q32;q21) – Major breakpoint region

EDTA PB / BM / Tissue Block

Myeloproliferative Diseases (MPDs)

JAK2 tyrosine kinase gene Val617Phe Mutation Screening 

EDTA PB/BM

ZNF198/FGFR1 derived from PhNEG

myeloproliferative disorder with t(8;13)

EDTA PB/BM

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)

MLL/AF4 derived from ALL with t(4;11)(q21;q23)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

E2A/PBX1 derived from ALL with t(1;19)(q23;p13)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

TEL/AML1 derived from ALL with t(12;21)(p13;q22)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

BCR/ABL P190 (e1a2) derived from ALL with t(9;22)(q34;q11)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

AML1/ETO derived from AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

CBFβ/MYH11 derived from AMLEso with inv(16)(p13;q22)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

MLL/AF9 derived from AML with t(9;11)(p22;q23)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

MLL/AF10 derived from AML with t(10;11)(p12;q23)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

PML/RARα derived from AML with t(15;17)(q22;q21)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

NPM1 mutation test

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Chronic Meyloid Leukemia (CML)

BCR/ABL (b2a2 & b3a2) derived from CML with t(9;22)(q34;q11)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Quantitative RT-PCR for BCR/ABL transcript (b2a2 & b3a2)

Fresh EDTA PB (3 x 3 ml)

Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia & Myelodysplastic Syndrome (CMML & MDS)

TEL/PDGFRβ derived from CMML / MDS with t(5;12)(q33;p13)

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia (CEL)

FIP1L1/PDGFRα derived from CEL with an interstitial deletion on chromosome 4q12

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Tyrosine Kinase Mutation Screening

FLT3-ITD mutation screening

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

c-Kit exon 8 and 17

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

BCR/ABL tyrosine kinase domain

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Fluorescence In-situ Hybridization (FISH) Detection of Gene Fusion

BCR-ABL

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

PML-RARα

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

AML1-ETO

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

TEL-AML1

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Giant Platelet Syndrome

MYH9 mutation screening (Exon 16, 26, 30, 38, 40)

EDTA PB

Neuroblastoma Monitoring of Residual Disease

Tyrosine hydroxylase transcripts

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Fluorescence In-situ Hybridization (FISH) Detection of Chromosomal deletion & translocation for Multiple Myeloma

Tyrosine hydroxylase transcripts

Fresh EDTA BM (preferable) / PB

Neuroblastoma Monitoring of Residual Disease

HLA-B*15:02 for carbamazepine prescription

EDTA PB (3 mL)

HLA-B*58:01 for allopurinol prescription

EDTA PB (3 mL)

Remarks:

1. Please send either 3 ml Bone Marrow or 6 ml Peripheral Blood in EDTA for molecular tests. Specimen should be sent before 3pm .

    

2. Please call 2632 3949 for advance booking for all the above tests.

10-5-2016