Myeloma
ACCREDITATION STATUS:
UKAS Accredited
CLINICAL APPLICATION:
Myeloma clinical case scenarios
PURPOSE OF PROGRAMME:
Analysis and interpretation of recurrent abnormalities associated with myeloma: online interphase FISH analysis with supplementary tests as applicable, and/or fixed cell suspensions for interphase FISH, or DNA for array or NGS studies.
ANALYTES:
| Analyte | Default Unit |
|---|---|
| FISH images online | Qualitative detection of absence/presence of abnormality using FISH or array. |
| Fixed cell suspension for FISH testing (various probes) extracted from Myeloma samples | Qualitative detection of absence/presence of abnormality using FISH or array. |
MATERIAL PROVIDED: Cells: fixed suspension, DNA in TE buffer, Images: FISH (Fluorescent In-situ Hybridisation), Images: G-banded chromosomes
DISTRIBUTIONS PER YEAR: 1
SAMPLES PER DISTRIBUTION: 2
FREQUENCY OF DISTRIBUTION: 1
PROGRAMME OF ANALYSIS:
Detection of recurrent abnormalities and/or testing of whole genome copy number changes and structural rearrangements.
DATA ANALYSIS:
Clinical Report
PERFORMANCE SCORING:
Satisfactory/Poor. A non-submission is also given a poor performance.
PERFORMANCE MONITORING:
Yes.
PERSISTENT POOR PERFORMANCE:
This is defined as: a) Two poor performances in any haematology cytogenetic EQA in which the laboratory participates, over three or more distributions of material, within a 36 month rolling period; b) A poor performance within one year following a previous persistent poor performance designation.
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Contact Details
- GenQA (Edinburgh)
- Nine, Edinburgh Bioquarter
- Little France Road
- Edinburgh
- EH16 4UX
Genomics (GenQA)
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- Fax: +44 (0) 131 2426882
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