LOINC Code 77017-2: CFTR gene targeted mutation analysis MS.MALDI-TOF Ql (Bld/Tiss) [Interp]

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 CFTR gene targeted mutation analysis. 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: MS.MALDI-TOF

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• CFTR gene mutation analysis [interpretation] in Blood or Tissue Qualitative by MS.MALDI
• CFTR gene targeted mutation analysis
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, Sequenom Laboratories' HerediT Cystic fibrosis mutation carrier test, which uses matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry to detect 136 mutations and 5 variants that are known to be clinically significant.
• ABC35; ABCC7; Blood; CBAVD; CF; CFA; CFTR/MRP; Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator; cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (ATP-binding cassette sub-family C, member 7); dJ760C5.1; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Inherited; Interp; Interpretation; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.MUTATIONS; MRP7; Mut; Mut Anl; Mutations; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Tissue; Tissue, unspecified; TNR-CFTR; 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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