LOINC Code 111768-8: SMN1 gene copy number Molgen (Bld/Tiss) [Entitic number]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component SMN1 gene copy number. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld/Tiss.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both
• Method: Molgen

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• SMN1 gene copy number in Blood or Tissue by Molecular genetics method
• SMN1 gene copy number
• BCD541; Blood; Entitic; Entitic number; Gemin 1; GEMIN1; Kugelberg-Welander disease; Molecular genetics; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; No; Num; PCR; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SMA; SMA gene; SMA@; SMA1; SMA2; SMA3; SMA4; SMN; SMNT; SMV; spinal muscular atrophy; Survival motor neuron protein gene; survival of motor neuron 1, telomeric; T-BCD541; TDRD16A; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; WB; Werdnig-Hoffmann disease; Whole blood; Whole blood or Tissue

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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