FISH, T-cell Receptor alpha/delta, 14q11.2
Test Code
Clinical Significance
FISH, T-cell Receptor alpha/delta, 14q11.2 - Rearrangements of the T-cell receptor alpha/delta TRA/D are recurrent in both mature and immature T-cell neoplasms. Many of these TRA/D rearrangements are cryptic at the conventional cytogenetic level and therefore are detected mainly by molecular testing and FISH. The majority of these rearrangements are translocations that juxtapose a transcription factor gene to the TRA/D locus leading to its aberrant expression in developing thymocytes.
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Test Details
Methodology
Preferred Specimen(s)
3 mL bone marrow or 5 mL whole blood collected in a sodium heparin (green-top) tube
Alternative Specimen(s)
Bone marrow collected in: Transport medium, sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube, or sodium heparin lead-free (tan-top) tube • Whole blood collected in: Sodium heparin (royal blue-top) tube or sodium heparin lead-free (tan-top) tube • 5x5 mm tumor tissue in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block
Minimum Volume
1 mL bone marrow • 3 mL whole blood
Transport Container
Sodium heparin (green-top) tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
- Specimen viability decreases during transit. Send specimen to testing lab for viability determination. Do not freeze. Do not reject.