Specimen Collection

Note: All samples should be forwarded to LabPlus at room temperature within 24hours.

4 mL CPD Blood (Preferred)

2 mL CPD Bone Marrow (Preferred)

4 mL EDTA Blood

2 mL EDTA Bone Marrow
Turnaround Time: Within 2 weeks, 4 days
Diagnostic Use and Interpretation

This assay uses fluorescent labelling technology and fragment length analysis to establish the ratio of the the mutant (ITD) FLT3 allele to the wild type FLT3 allele. Based on this ratio a patient can be assigned to various prognostic groups.

See also:

FLT3 Mutation analysis

Contact Information

To contact the Molecular Haematology team please call:

Auckland City Hospital	(09) 307 4949
Lablink	ext 22000
Prof. Peter Browett (Haematologist)	ext 9090-86281
Dr. Imogen Caldwell (Haematologist)	ext 22006
Nikhil Ghallayan (Section Leader)	ext 22005
Molecular Haematology Office	ext 22005

For more information about the Molecular Haematology service at LabPLUS:

Molecular Haematology information page

Last updated at 15:36:59 07/03/2024