LOINC Code 21695-2: HFE gene.p.Cys282Tyr Molgen Ql (Bld/Tiss)

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 HFE gene.p.Cys282Tyr. 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

• HFE gene.p.Cys282Tyr [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by Molecular genetics method
• HFE gene.p.Cys282Tyr
• Dominant cause of hemochromatosis (>90% cases) at least in US
• 845G>A; Blood; Cys282Tyr; Genetics; Haemochromatosis; hemochromatosis; Hereditary hemochromatosis; Heredity; Heritable; HFE p.C282Y; HFE1; HH; HLAH; HLA-H; Inherited; Molecular genetics; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.MUTATIONS; MVCD7; Ordinal; P prime; PCR; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; TFQTL2; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; UniversalLabOrders; WB; 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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