LOINC Code 69486-9: LDLR gene del and dup mutation analysis MLPA Doc (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 LDLR gene deletion+duplication. 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: MLPA

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• LDLR gene deletion and duplication mutation analysis in Blood or Tissue by MLPA
• LDLR gene deletion+duplication
• This term is used for testing the presence of large genomic duplications and deletions within the LDLR gene to aid in the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
• Amplification; Blood; Del; Del+Dup; Deletions; Document; Dp; FH; FHC; Finding; Findings; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Inherited; LDLCQ2; Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.MUTATIONS; Point in time; Random; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; 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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