Test Information
Detection of KIT D816 mutations which serve as a WHO minor criterion for the diagnosis of systematic mastocytosis and appear to confer relative resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as imatinib.
Additional Test Information
Sample Requirements
EDTA Whole Blood (lavender top) or EDTA Bone Marrow (lavender top) or DNA (High Quality)
Additional Sample Requirements
Indicate on specimen tube and requisition whether sample/DNA is from whole blood or bone marrow.
Requested Volume
2-5 ml EDTA Whole Blood (lavender top) or 2-5 ml EDTA Bone Marrow (lavender top) or High Quality DNA >= 500 ng at 25 ng/ul
Minimum/Pediatric Volume
2 ml EDTA Whole Blood (lavender top) or 2 ml EDTA Bone Marrow (lavender top)