| Laboratory Referral Rates of Genetic Tests for Thrombophilia Workup in a Major Referral Center. | |
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PMID: 22191678 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Aims: The rate of laboratory referrals for thrombophilia patients' genetic workup was assessed and compared among the medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties at a major tertiary care center in Lebanon. Methods: DNA extraction was performed using the PEL-FREEZ extraction kit (PEL-FREEZ; DYNAL) and the Factor V, prothrombin, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase genotypic profiles were done using the FV-PTH-MTHFR StripAssay kit (ViennaLab) that employs a polymerase chain reaction-reverse hybridization method. A total of 2238 referred cases were analyzed. Results: Around 42.23% of all referred cases turned out to have a thrombosis-associated mutation. Referrals from medical and surgical specialties were almost equal. In the surgical specialty, most referrals came from the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, while in the medical speciality, most of the workup referrals originated from the Hematology/Oncology physicians. However, low referral rates were reported from the emergency department and family medicine practitioners. Conclusion: Genetic testing for thrombophilia workup is gaining more importance among the different medical and surgical specialties and is worth being introduced into the offered test lists of all established molecular diagnostics laboratories. |
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Rouba Hoteit; Hussein Halas; Sylvana Hassanieh; Rami A R Mahfouz |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-22 |
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Title: Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers Volume: - ISSN: 1945-0257 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-23 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101494210 Medline TA: Genet Test Mol Biomarkers Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center , Beirut, Lebanon . |
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