Specimen Requirements
Title
BRCA Advantage, Comprehensive
Specimen Requirement
Collect lavender EDTA. Dedicated sample needed (4 mL) whole blood.
Methodology
DNA Bait Capture; Long Range Polymerase Chain Reaction; Next Generation Sequencing
Stability
Room temp: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: Unacceptable
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
12 days, Performed: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Clinical Use
Used to determine an increased risk of breast cancer.
Test Code
BRCAA