LOINC Code 78245-8: MYB gene del FISH 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 MYB gene deletion. 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: FISH

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• MYB gene deletion [Presence] in Blood or Tissue by FISH
• MYB gene deletion
• This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Vysis MYB SpectrumAqua FISH Probe Kit, which is intended to detect deletion of the MYB gene located within the 6q23 chromosome region.
• 6q deletion; Blood; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CLL; Del; del 6q; del 6q23; Deletions; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; Inherited; Leukemia; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.DELETIONS; MYB Deletion; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; 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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