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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.

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