Test Details
Methodology
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and DNA next generation sequencing
Result Turnaround Time
10 - 14 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Use
Assessment of drug susceptibility by nucleic acid sequencing of a patient's hepatitis C virus (HCV) to the NS3/4A protease inhibitors. Detects Q80K polymorphism. Assay should be used for patients with documented HCV genotype 1.
Special Instructions
Please indicate the patient's HCV genotype (1a or 1b) on the test request form.
Limitations
This procedure may not be successful when the viral load is <2000 IU/mL. This assay requires an HCV genotype of either 1a or 1b.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Plasma (preferred) or serum, frozen
Volume
2 mL
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Container
Ship in plasma preparation tube (PPT™) or screw-capped polyproplylene frozen transport tube.
Collection Instructions
Collect specimen in one PPT™ tube, gel-barrier tube, or lavender-top (EDTA) tube. Do not use green-top (heparin) tubes. Centrifuge specimen within six hours of collection, remove serum/plasma, and transfer specimen to polypropylene screw-capped tubes, and freeze. Specimens drawn into PPT™ tubes need to be centrifuged within six hours and frozen. Ship frozen. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested.
Storage Instructions
Freeze.
Causes for Rejection
PPT™ not centrifuged; insufficient volume; heparinized plasma; nonfrozen specimens; specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles; specimen received in "pop-top" or "snap-cap" tube
References
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550540 | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | 550544 | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A PDF | 32286-7 | ||
| 550540 | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | 550545 | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | 32286-7 | ||
| 550540 | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | 550546 | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A Interp | 77202-0 | ||
| Order Code | 550540 | |||||
| Order Code Name | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 550544 | |||||
| Result Code Name | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A PDF | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 32286-7 | |||||
| Order Code | 550540 | |||||
| Order Code Name | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 550545 | |||||
| Result Code Name | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 32286-7 | |||||
| Order Code | 550540 | |||||
| Order Code Name | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 550546 | |||||
| Result Code Name | HCV GenoSure(R) NS3/4A Interp | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 77202-0 |