VistaSeq® High Risk Colorectal Cancer Panel
Also known as: Familial Cancer testing, Hereditary Cancer testing, Inherited Cancer testing
Use
This assay is intended for patients with a family history consistent with an inherited cancer syndrome.
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
The test may not detect variants in noncoding or deep intronic regions, nor reliably identify changes in repetitive elements like microsatellite repeats. It cannot reliably detect mosaic variants, inversions, or certain genomic rearrangements such as transposable element insertions. Allele drop-out due to rare variants under primer sites or homopolymeric regions can also affect results. The analysis is incapable of establishing whether two heterozygous variants are on the same or different chromosome copies. Copy number variations assessments might miss certain genomic alterations like translocations, inversions, or partial exon rearrangements. The presence of pseudogenes may interfere with detecting variants, particularly in PMS2, where pseudogenes like PMS2CL could complicate results without correlating to conditions like Lynch syndrome. The test isn't intended to detect somatic variants; factors like bone marrow transplantation might also impact results.
Methodology
NGS (Targeted)
Biomarkers
LOINC Codes
- 73977-1 - Cancer multigene analysis Bld/T
- 31208-2 - Specimen source
- 51968-6 - Gene dis anl interp-Imp
- 69548-6 - Genetic var assess
- 47042-7 - Counseling note
- 77202-0 - Laboratory comment Report
- 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
21-24 days
Related Documents
For more information, please review the documents below
Specimen
Whole Blood
Volume
10 mL
Minimum Volume
7 mL
Container
Lavender-top (EDTA) tube or yellow-top (ACD) tube
Collection Instructions
Blood is collected by routine phlebotomy.
Storage Instructions
Room temperature
Causes for Rejection
Frozen specimen; leaking tube; clotted specimen; grossly or hemolyzed specimen; quantity not sufficient for analysis; incorrect anticoagulant; saliva collection in an incorrect container.
Stability Requirements
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room Temperature | 60 days |
| Refrigerated | 60 days |
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