FUS _ 16p11 | FISH
| Test Details | Detects rearrangements at 16p11 |
| Methodology | Fluorescence in-situ hybridization |
| Performed | Monday – Friday |
| Turnaround | 3 – 5 days; STAT FISH performed within 24 – 48 hours |
| Specimen Requirements | FFPE |
| Sample Collection | Formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue samples (3 unstained slides or block) |
| Minimum Sample Volume | Not applicable as long as tumor cells are present |
| Storage/Transport Conditions | Room temperature |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Tissue samples on un-charged microscope slides, previously stained slides (H&E, IHC, etc.) |
| Special Instructions | Must provide a marked H&E guide slide and a copy of the related pathology report. Do not refrigerate if sample cannot be delivered within 24 hours; Send to Clinical Support Office (509 S. Euclid Ave., Room 4711 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.) After hours, please send to IOH Core Lab (425 S. Euclid, Room 4701) |
| Limitations | Decalcification reagents may adversely affect FISH results. |
| CPT Code(s) | 88377 |