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4 - 14 days
Identification of Tay-Sachs disease gene carriers and affected individuals
Specimens must arrive in lab within four days of collection.
This assay may not detect patients or carriers of rare variants of Tay-Sachs disease such as the B-1 variant or the activator protein deficiency.
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Labcorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Determination of enzymatic activity using heat inactivation
Information on collection, storage, and volume
Whole blood
10 mL
5 mL
Yellow-top (ACD) tube
Refrigerate.
Quantity not sufficient for analysis; frozen specimen; specimen not received within fours days of collection; incorrect specimen collection tube; gross hemolysis; unable to isolate viable white blood cells
Refrigerate after collection. Transport to the testing lab using cool pack or Labcorp transport kit. Do not allow sample to freeze. Sample must arrive in the laboratory within four days of collection.