Test List: P
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PAI1 4G / 5G Polymorphism
Code
PAIP
Sample Reqs
A
Pancreatic Peptide
Code
PP
Sample Reqs
J
PAP – Thin Prep (Cervical Cytology)
Code
PAPT
Sample Reqs
TPV
Paracetamol
Code
PARA
Sample Reqs
B
Paragomius Serology
Code
PRGM
Sample Reqs
B
Parathyroid Hormone (Whole)
Code
PTHI
Sample Reqs
B [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
Parathyroid Related Peptide
Code
PTRP
Sample Reqs
J [1]
Special Instructions
[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
Parathyroid Antibodies
Code
PTHA
Sample Reqs
B
Parvalbumins
Code
ZZ29
Sample Reqs
B
Parvovirus Antibodies (IgM)
Code
PARV
Sample Reqs
B
Parvovirus DNA by PCR
Code
PCRP
Sample Reqs
A
Parvovirus DNA by PCR Parvovirus IgG / IgM Abs
Code
PARP
Sample Reqs
B
Parvovirus IgG Antibodies
Code
PARG
Sample Reqs
B
Paternity Testing (postnatal and prenatal) – sample required from each person being tested (3 people)
Code
Contact Lab
Sample Reqs
A / AF / CVS [9] [11] [12]
Special Instructions
[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[11] Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of the TDL Laboratory Guide.
[12] Please provide one sample for each person being tested.
Paul Bunnell (Monospot)
Code
PAUL
Sample Reqs
A or B
PCA3 (Molecular test for the detection of prostate cancer from urine)
Code
PCA3
Sample Reqs
J [1] [6]
Special Instructions
[1] Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions.
[6] Contact the Referrals Department before taking and sending sample to the laboratory.
Peach Components
Code
ZZ15
Sample Reqs
B
Peanut Components
Code
ZZ16
Sample Reqs
B
Pemphigus / Pemphigoid Autoantibodies
Code
SKAB
Sample Reqs
B
Pepsinogen I/II
Code
PEPI
Sample Reqs
B
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Antibodies
Code
PERS
Sample Reqs
B
Pertussis by PCR (Whooping Cough)
Code
PERP
Sample Reqs
Throat swab PCR
PEth (Phosphatidylethanol)
Code
PETH
Sample Reqs
A [38]
Special Instructions
38 EDTA sample should not be separated: send whole blood.
Pethidine – Urine
Code
UPET
Sample Reqs
RU
Phencyclidine (PCP)
Code
DUST
Sample Reqs
RU
Phenobarbitone
Code
PHB
Sample Reqs
B
Phenytoin (Epanutin)
Code
PHEN
Sample Reqs
B
Phosphate
Code
PHOS
Sample Reqs
B
Phosphate (24 hr Urine)
Code
UPH
Sample Reqs
PU
Phosphatidylethanolamin IgM Antibodies
Code
PTEA
Sample Reqs
B
Phospholipid Antibodies
Code
PLIP
Sample Reqs
B
Pituitary Antibodies
Code
PITU
Sample Reqs
B [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
PLAC Test (Lp-PLA2)
Code
PLA2
Sample Reqs
B
Plasma Viscosity
Code
VISC
Sample Reqs
A [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay. Sample cannot be refrigerated.
Plasminogen
Code
PLAS
Sample Reqs
C (Frozen plasma) [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor – 1
Code
PAI1
Sample Reqs
C (Frozen plasma)
Platelet Aggregation Studies
Code
PLAG
Sample Reqs
J [5] [6]
Special Instructions
[5] Do not send sample to the laboratory between Thursday noon and Monday morning.
[6] Contact the Referrals Department before taking and sending sample to the laboratory.
Pleural Fluid for Culture
Code
FLUP
Sample Reqs
SC
Pneumococcal Antibodies – Serotype Specific
Code
PASS
Sample Reqs
B
Pneumococcal Antibody Screen
Code
PNEU
Sample Reqs
B
Pneumococcal Antigen
Code
PNAG
Sample Reqs
RU
Pneumocystis Examination
Code
PCYS
Sample Reqs
BAL*
Polcalcins
Code
ZZ25
Sample Reqs
B
Polio Virus 1, 2, 3 Antibodies
Code
POLO
Sample Reqs
B [9]
Special Instructions
[9] Clinical history must be provided.
Poly T (5T,7T,9T) – cystic fibrosis gene
Code
PLYT
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
[9] Clinical history must be provided.
Porphyrin (Blood)
Code
PORP
Sample Reqs
A [3]
Special Instructions
[3] Clinical history essential and protect from light.
Porphyrins (Faeces)
Code
FPOR
Sample Reqs
RF [3]
Special Instructions
[3] Clinical history essential and protect from light.
Porphyrin Screen (Urine)
Code
RPOR
Sample Reqs
RU [3]
Special Instructions
[3] Clinical history essential and protect from light.
Potassium
Code
K
Sample Reqs
B
PR-10 Proteins
Code
ZZ22
Sample Reqs
B
Prader-Willi Syndrome (Primary Screen) – methylation PCR
Code
PWAM
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
[9] Clinical history must be provided.
Prealbumin
Code
PALB
Sample Reqs
B
Pregnancy (Serum) [Quantitative]
Code
QHCG
Sample Reqs
B
Pregnancy Test (Urine)
Code
PREG
Sample Reqs
RU
Pregnanetriol (Urine)
Code
UPTR
Sample Reqs
CU (Frozen)
Pregnenolone
Code
PREN
Sample Reqs
B
Primidone (Mysoline)
Code
PRIM
Sample Reqs
B [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
Procalcitonin
Code
PCAL
Sample Reqs
B (Frozen) [4] [7]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
[7] Sample should be separated and frozen if sending overnight.
Procollagen 1 Peptide N-Terminal (NTX)
Code
P1NP
Sample Reqs
B
Procollagen III Peptide
Code
PRCO
Sample Reqs
B
Profilins
Code
ZZ24
Sample Reqs
B
Progesterone
Code
PROG
Sample Reqs
B
Proinsulin
Code
PROI
Sample Reqs
B (Frozen)
Prolactin
Code
PROL
Sample Reqs
B
Prolactin (Macro)
Code
PRLD
Sample Reqs
B
Propanalol
Code
PRO
Sample Reqs
B [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
Propoxyphene
Code
DPRO
Sample Reqs
RU
Prostaglandin D2 – Serum
Code
PGD2
Sample Reqs
B (Frozen)
Prostaglandin D2 – Urine
Code
UPGD
Sample Reqs
CU (Frozen)
Prostate Profile (Total & Free PSA)
Code
PR2
Sample Reqs
B
Prostate Specific Antigen (Total)
Code
PSPA
Sample Reqs
B
Prostatic Acid Phosphatase
Code
PACP
Sample Reqs
B (Frozen)
Protein (Urine)
Code
UPRT
Sample Reqs
CU
Protein / Creatinine Ratio (Urine)
Code
UCPR
Sample Reqs
RU
Protein 14.3.3 (Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease)
Code
CJD
Sample Reqs
CSF (Frozen)
Protein C
Code
PRC
Sample Reqs
C (Frozen) [4] [9] [18]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[18] Citrate Samples. Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.
Protein Electrophoresis
Code
PRTE
Sample Reqs
B
Protein S Free Ag
Code
FPRS
Sample Reqs
C (Frozen) [4] [9] [18]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
[9] Clinical history must be provided.
[18] Citrate Samples. Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.
Protein Total (Blood)
Code
PROT
Sample Reqs
B
Proteinase 3 Ab
Code
PR3
Sample Reqs
B
Prothrombin Time
Code
PTIM
Sample Reqs
C [18]
Special Instructions
[18] Citrate Samples. Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.
Prothrombin Time + Dose
Code
PT+D
Sample Reqs
C [18]
Special Instructions
[18] Citrate Samples. Samples should be double spun and separated and frozen within 4-8 hours of sample taking, if a delay is expected with transportation to the laboratory, samples must be transported as frozen.
Psittacosis Antibodies
Code
PSIT
Sample Reqs
B
Purkinje Cell Antibody (Hu and Yo)
Code
PURK
Sample Reqs
B
Pyruvate Kinase (M2-PK)
Code
M2PK
Sample Reqs
A
Pyruvate Kinase (M2-PK)
Code
M2ST
Sample Reqs
RF [4]
Special Instructions
[4] Send to the laboratory without delay.
p53-related cancer predisposition (Li-Fraumeni Syndrome) – TP53 sequencing + MLPA
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
Requires patient informed consent A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.
Pan-Ethnic/Jewish Carrier Screening – see profiles
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Pancreatic Cancer NGS Panel – full sequencing across 22 genes + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
Requires patient informed consent A, A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.
Pancreatitis (Hereditary) – PRSS1 hotspot sequencing + deletions/duplications + SPINK1 N34S common mutation
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Paraganglioma/Pheochromocytoma NGS Panel – full sequencing across 11 genes + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
Requires patient informed consent A, A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.
Paternity Testing (postnatal and prenatal) – sample required from each person being tested (3 people)
Code
PATT
Sample Reqs
A / AF / CVS [9] [11] [12] Contact lab
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide. 12 Please provide one sample for each person being tested. Contact lab
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher Disease – PLP1 sequencing + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Pena-Shokeir Syndrome NGS Panel – full sequencing across 16 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Pendred Syndrome – SLC26A4 gene sequencing
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Periodic Fever/Autoinflammation NGS Panel – full sequencing across 31 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma NGS Panel – full sequencing DNMT3A + IDH2 + RHOA + TET2
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
Requires patient informed consent A, A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide
Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders NGS Panel – full sequencing across 14 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided
Perrault Syndrome NGS Panel – full sequencing CLPP + HARS2 + HSD17B4 + LARS2
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Peutz-Jegher Syndrome – STK11 sequencing + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Phelan-McDermid Syndrome – karyotype + FISH
Code
KARY, FISH
Sample Reqs
CVS / AF / H [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma NGS Panel – full sequencing across 11 genes + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
Requires patient informed consent A, A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.
Pigmentation/Oculocutaneous Albinism/Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome NGS Panel – full sequencing across 30 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Plasma α-galactosidase A activity (Fabry disease)
Code
PAGA
Sample Reqs
H
Plasma chitotriosidase activity
Code
PCHA
Sample Reqs
H
POLG-Related Disorders – full POLG sequencing
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided
Poly T (5T,7T,9T) – cystic fibrosis gene
Code
PLYT
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Polycystic Kidney/Liver Disease NGS Panel – full sequencing across 30 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Polyneuropathy NGS Panel – full sequencing across 51 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia NGS Panel – full sequencing across 8 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Prader-Willi Syndrome (Primary Screen) – methylation PCR
Code
PWAM
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Postnatal array CGH
Code
CGH
Sample Reqs
A, H [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Prenatal array CGH
Code
CGH
Sample Reqs
Amniotic fluid or CVS [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Prenatal Diagnosis for haemoglobinopathies
Code
PND
Sample Reqs
CVS/Amniocentesis/fetal blood
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) NGS Panel – full sequencing of 35 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Product of Conception BOBs only – rapid aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes
Code
KBOB
Sample Reqs
Placental Sample or Solid Tissue [1] [9]
Special Instructions
1 Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions. 9 Clinical history must be provided.
Product of Conception – rapid BOBs aneuploidy diagnosis for all chromosomes (5 days) + culture (25 days) – see profiles
Code
PBK
Sample Reqs
Placental Sample [1] [9]
Special Instructions
1 Contact the laboratory for special sample tubes/containers/instructions. 9 Clinical history must be provided.
Prostate Cancer NGS Panel – full sequencing across 10 genes + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
Requires patient informed consent A, A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.
Protein C Deficiency - PROC Gene Variant Analysis (Unknown Genotype)
Code
PCMA
Sample Reqs
A A (Whole Blood 10ml) [40]
Special Instructions
40 Informed Consent is required for these tests.
Protein C Deficiency - PROC Gene Variant Analysis (Known Genotype)
Code
PCMA
Sample Reqs
A A (Whole Blood 10ml) [40]
Special Instructions
40 Informed Consent is required for these tests.
Pseudoachondroplasia (Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia) – COMP hotspot sequencing
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.
Pseudohypoaldosteronism NGS Panel – full sequencing across 8 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided
PTEN-related disorders (including Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba, Cowden & Proteus Syndromes) – sequencing + deletions/duplications
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9] [11]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided. 11 Patient consent required. Consent Form can be found at the back of this guide.
Pulmonary Hypertension NGS Panel – full sequencing across 10 genes
Code
GENE
Sample Reqs
A, A [9]
Special Instructions
9 Clinical history must be provided.