REF MISC
Ashkenazie Screen
Synonyms:
Jewish Carrier Screen
Performing Lab:
Referral Laboratory
Container Type:
Lavender top (EDTA) or yellow top ACD-A tubes
Specimen Type:
Whole blood
Preferred Volume:
30 mL
Minimum Volume:
30 mL
Store and Transport:
Room temperature (add coolant pack in summer)
CPT Codes:
Tay - Sachs Enzyme and DNA
Tay - Sachs Enzyme - 83080
Tay - Sachs DNA - 81255
Canavan - 81200
Familial Dysautonomia - 81260
Cystic Fibrosis 97 Mutation Panel - 81220
Test Includes:
Tay-Sachs (DNA and enzyme), Canavans, Cystic Fibrosis and Familial Dysautonomia