Pathology Handbook

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Inversion 16 Gene Analysis (Sendaway Test)

Recent changes for Inversion 16 Gene Analysis (Sendaway Test)
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
20th March 2024	Alternative names		CBFB::MYH11, inv16
	Request Group	I16	RPA
	MBS rebatable	No	Yes
	Volume (Adults)	10 mL	9 mL
	Collection & Request Instructions	Need 10mL of Blood and 3mL of Bone Marrow. Specimens must be kept at room temperature and must be less than 24hours old. Specimens should be sent to the Haematology Laboratory on Mondays to Thursdays between 0900-1730 hrs. Outside these hours liase with the Haemtology Registrar before collecting.	Need 9mL of Blood or 1-2mL of Bone Marrow (EDTA). Specimens must be kept at room temperature and must be less than 24hours old - DO NOT FREEZE. Samples must be received in RPAH lab within 48 hours of collection. Specimens should be collected on alternate Tuesdays, to be sent to the RPAH lab on the next day Wednesday interstate courier. Liase with the Haematology Registrar before collecting.
	External Laboratory	Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC)	Sydney South West Path (SSWPS) - RPA
	External Transport Instructions		Molecular Haematology Laboratory Level 6, Building 77 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Missenden Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050

Inversion 16 Gene Analysis (Sendaway Test)

Alternative Names:

CBFB::MYH11
inv16

Laboratory:

Haematology

Test Code:

RPA

Specimen Types:

Blood
Bone Marrow

Container Types:

EDTA 4 mL

Adults Volume or Mass:

9 mL

Collection & Request Instructions:

Need 9mL of Blood or 1-2mL of Bone Marrow (EDTA).

Specimens must be kept at room temperature and must be less than 24hours old - DO NOT FREEZE. Samples must be received in RPAH lab within 48 hours of collection.

Specimens should be collected on alternate Tuesdays, to be sent to the RPAH lab on the next day Wednesday interstate courier. Liase with the Haematology Registrar before collecting.

Transport Instructions:

Room Temperature

External Laboratory:

Sydney South West Path (SSWPS) - RPA

External Transport Instructions:

Send at ambient temperature

Molecular Haematology Laboratory
Level 6, Building 77
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Missenden Rd,
Camperdown NSW 2050

Pathology Handbook

PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Alternative names

Request Group

MBS rebatable

Volume (Adults)

Collection & Request Instructions

External Laboratory

External Transport Instructions

Inversion 16 Gene Analysis (Sendaway Test)