LOINC Code 60588-1: t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1)(PML,RARA) bcr2 fusion transcript 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 t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1)(PML,RARA) bcr2 fusion transcript. 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: Observation
• Method: Molgen

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1)(PML,RARA) bcr2 fusion transcript [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by Molecular genetics method
• t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.1)(PML,RARA) bcr2 fusion transcript
• Acute promyelocytic leukemia; APL; Arbitrary; Blood; breakpoint cluster region 2; DNA; gene fusion; gene translocation; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Inherited; Molecular genetics; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.TRANSLOCATION; Myelogenous; MYL; NR1B1; Ordinal; PCR; PML-1; PML-2; PML-3; PML-3B; PML-X; Point in time; Promyelocytic leukemia; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; RAR alpha form; RARalpha; Retinoic acid receptor alpha; RNA; Screen; T prime; t(15,17) (PML,RARA) gene translocation; t(15,17)(PML,RARA) gene translocation breakpoint cluster region 2; t(15,17)(q22,q11.2-q12); t(15;17) BCR2; t(15;17)(PML,RARA); Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; translocation; 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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