LOINC Code 72727-1: Del(13)(q14) and del(17)(p13) (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 Del(13)(q14) & del(17)(p13). 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Del(13)(q14) and del(17)(p13) in Blood or Tissue
• Del(13)(q14) & del(17)(p13)
• Deletions at 13q14 and 17p13 can be detected by FISH and used for the diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), multiple myeloma as well as other forms of cancer. This code is based, but not limited to, Kreatech Diagnostic's ON DLEU (13q14) and p53 (17p13) probes, which detect copy numbers of the DLEU gene region at 13q14 and the p53 gene region at 17p13.
• Blood; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CLL; Del(13)(q14)+del(17)(p13); Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; Pan; Panel; Panel.molpath; Panl; Pnl; 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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