Specimen Requirements
Title
NS5A 3 HCV RNA GENOTYPE DRUG RESISTANCE
Specimen Requirement
Preferred specimen is a full PPT, or 2mL plasma poured off from PPT.
Alternate specimen: Lavender or SST
**PLEASE DO NOT ORDER HCV GENOTYPE WITH THIS TEST IF YOU ALREADY KNOW THE GENOTYPE OF THE PATIENT. IT WILL DELAY TESTING.**
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) • Sequencing
Stability
Room Temperature: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 14 days; Frozen: 42 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
Set up Tues, Report available 4-11 days
Clinical Use
For detection of mutations in the genotype 3 NS5a gene associated with resistance to NS5a inhibitors (example: daclatasvir, velpatasvir) including the Y93H polymorphism.
MUST HAVE GENOTYPE 3!!!
Test Code
HCGT3