Inheritest® Core Panel

Casandra

Casandra Test Code LC99519Version 1 (DRAFT)

Performing Lab

Lab LabcorpLab Test ID 481776

Inheritest® Core Panel

Also known as: Carrier screening, Pan-ethnic carrier screening

Clinical Use

Order Test

Use

This test is used for carrier screening for cystic fibrosis, fragile X syndrome and spinal muscular atrophy.

Special Instructions

Not provided.

Limitations

This test does not detect germline mosaicism, large chromosomal aberrations, gene fusions, or variants in regions or genes not included. Interpretation may evolve with new data, and results may yield false positives or negatives due to rare variants, pseudogenes, or procedural errors such as mislabeled samples or incorrect family representation. This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Labcorp and has not been cleared or approved by the FDA.

Test Details

Methodology

NGS (Targeted)

Biomarkers

3 components

Cystic fibrosis NGS Analysis • TargetedSMA Copy Number Analysis • qPCRFragile X PCR Analysis • PCR

LOINC Codes

Order Codes

48018-6 - Gene studied ID

Result Codes

76691-5 - Gender identity
48018-6 - Gene studied ID
46463-6 - Race or ethnicity
31208-2 - Specimen source
89993-0 - Clinical genetics Counseling note
42349-1
19102-3 - Genetic scn Spec
53039-4 - Gene dis anl carrier interp-Imp
8262-8 - Service Cmnt 02-Imp
62385-0 - Recommendation Patient Doc-Imp
55752-0 - Clinical info
8251-1 - Service Cmnt-Imp
49549-9 - Ref lab test method
75608-0 - Citation Ref Lab Test
72486-4 - Lab director name Provider
51969-4 - Gene analysis narr rpt Doc

Result Turnaround Time

14-21 days

Specimen

Whole Blood

Volume

8.5 mL

Minimum Volume

3 mL

Container

Yellow-top (ACD-A) tube or lavender-top (EDTA) tube

Collection Instructions

Standard phlebotomy; follow PurFlock buccal swab kit or Oragene Dx 500 saliva kit collection instructions. Do not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum 30 minutes prior to collection.