Chromatin ANA Buccal Smear BUCCAL

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Not Orderable

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Chromatin Buccal Smear

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Body Fluid

Container

Green Top Tube

Collection Instructions

1. Using a lead pencil, label frosted end of glass slide(s) with patient’s name, date and time of actual collection, and type of specimen.2. Instruct patient to brush his/her teeth and/or rinse mouth well with water to minimize contaminating specimen with food particles, mouthwash, or oral drugs.
3. Angle mouth laterally with little finger of the same hand.
4. Firmly scrape buccal mucosa with tongue depressor and discard.
5. With clean tongue depressor, firmly scrape buccal mucosa collecting “milky” cellular material.
6. Quickly and evenly smear material on slide.
7. Immediately spray slide with spray fixative.
8. Repeat for second side.
Note:  Information regarding patient’s age, phenotype, sex, and pertinent clinical information including tentative diagnosis are required on request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/Biotinylated Probe Hybridization(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

88130 - sex chromatin identification88283 - additional specialized banding

PDM

5160150

Result Interpretation

0-2

Forms