LOINC Code 79415-6: MSH2 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 MSH2 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

• MSH2 gene deletion and duplication mutation analysis in Blood or Tissue by MLPA
• MSH2 gene deletion+duplication
• Deletion/duplication testing for MSH2 gene is performed by using the multiple ligation probe amplification (MLPA) platform. The MLPA will detect full MSH2 gene deletions and multiple-exon and single-exon deletions and duplications. Balanced translocations are not detected by this method.
• Amplification; BAT-26; Blood; COCA1; Colon cancer nonpolyposis type 1; Del; Del+Dup; Deletions; Document; Dp; FCC1; Finding; Findings; Genetics; Heredity; Heritable; HNPCC; HNPCC1; Inherited; LCFS2; Lynch syndrome; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.DELDUP; mutS homolog 2; 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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