Turnaround times
The quoted turnaround time is from sample receipt in the laboratory, to results authorisation in the Laboratory Information Management system. The times do not include transport of specimen to the laboratory or the administrative process to print and post/email reports. Service users must allow for transport and reporting time when ordering tests.
Clinical background:
The RNA fusion panel looks for a variety of gene fusions which can be found in haematological malignancy. These genomic changes can help in the diagnosis and prognosis of haematological malignancies. It is performed at the discretion of a genetics scientist depending on clinical details and other results and within approved pathways. It can pick up cryptic gene fusions that are silent by other methods. Analysis can be performed on liquid and tissue samples.
Specimen container paediatric:
Lithium heparin or EDTA for liquid samples and FFPE for tissue biopsies
Specimen container adult:
Lithium heparin or EDTA for liquid samples and FFPE for tissue biopsies
Minimum volume paediatric:
3ml
Minimum volume adult:
3ml
Special requirements:
Also FFPE material acceptable (5x10uM curls). Please complete NEHODS request form
Sample stability:
Check with lab. Re ‘RNA-compatible’ tissues
Transport requirements:
Samples should be sent to laboratory immediately.
Freq analysis:
Daily
Add on test:
Can be added to any genetics sample where appropriate material has been stored
Quality assurance:
UK NEQAS
Interpretation:
By genetics clinical scientist
Factors affecting result:
Quality and size of sample
Referenced documents:
N/A
Other info:
Genes included: ABI1, ABL1, ABL2, ACACA, ACE, ACER1, ACKR3, ACSL6, ADD3, AFF1, AFF3, AFF4, AGR3, AHI1, AHRR, ALK, ANKRD28, AR, ARHGAP20, ARHGAP26, ARNT, ASPSCR1, ASTN2, ATF1, ATIC, ATP1B4, AUTS2, BACH2, BAG4, BAIAP2L1, BAZ2A, BCAS3, BCAS4, BCL10, BCL11A, BCL11B, BCL2, BCL2L1, BCL3, BCL6, BCL9, BCOR, BCR, BDNF, BICC1, BIRC3, BIRC6, BRAF, BRD1, BRD3, BRD4, BRWD3, BTBD18, BTG1, C11orf1, C11orf95, C2CD2L, C3orf27, CAMTA1, CAPRIN1, CARS, CASC5, CASP7, CBFA2T3, CBFB, CBL, CCAR2, CCDC28A, CCDC6, CCDC88C, CCNB1IP1, CCNB3, CCND1, CCND2, CCND3, CD74, CDH11, CDK5RAP2, CDK6, CDX1, CDX2, CEBPA, CEBPB, CEBPD, CEBPE, CEP170B, CEP85L, CHD6, CHIC2, CHMP2B, CHST11, CIC, CIITA, CLP1, CLTC, CLTCL1, CMKLR1, CNBP, CNOT2, CNTRL, COG5, COL1A1, COL1A2, COL6A3, COX6C, CPSF6, CRADD, CREB1, CREB3L1, CREB3L2, CREBBP, CRLF2, CRTC1, CSF1, CSF1R, CTDSP2, CTNNB1, CUX1, DAB2IP, DACH1, DACH2, DDIT3, DDX10, DDX20, DEK, DMRT1, DNAJB1, DPM1, DUSP22, DUX2, DUX4, DUX4L2, DUX4L3, DUX4L4, DUX4L5, DUX4L6, DUX4L7, EBF1, EEFSEC, EGFR, EGR1, EGR2, EGR3, EGR4, EIF4A2, ELF4, ELK4, ELL, ELN, EML1, EML4, EP300, EP400, EPC1, EPOR, EPS15, ERBB3, ERC1, ERCC1, ERG, ERLIN2, ESR1, ETS1, ETV1, ETV4, ETV5, ETV6, EWSR1, EZR, FAM19A2, FCGR2B, FCRL4, FEN1, FEV, FGF8, FGFR1, FGFR1OP, FGFR1OP2, FGFR2, FGFR3, FGFR4, FHIT, FIP1L1, FLI1, FLNA, FLT3, FLT3LG, FNBP1, FOSB, FOSL1, FOXO1, FOXO4, FOXP1, FRK, FRYL, FUS, GAS5, GAS7, GATA1, GIT2, GLI1, GOSR1, GOT1, GPR128, GPR34, GRHPR, GRID1, GTF2I, H2AFX, HAS2, HEY1, HHEX, HIP1, HIPK1, HIST1H4I, HLF, HMGA2, HNF1A, HOXA10, HOXA11, HOXA13, HOXA9, HOXC11, HOXC13, HOXD11, HOXD13, HSP90AA1, ID4, IKZF1, IL2, IL21R, IL3, INPP5D, IQCG, IRF2BP2, IRF4, IRS4, ITK, JAK1, JAK2, JAZF1, KANK1, KAT6A, KAT6B, KDM5A, KIAA1524, KIF5B, KMT2A, KPNB1, KSR1, LASP1, LCK, LCP1, LGR5, LHFP, LHX2, LHX4, LINC00598, LINC00982, LMBRD1, LMO1, LMO2, LNP1, LPP, LPXN, LRMP, LRRC37B, LTBP1, LYL1, MACROD1, MAF, MAFB, MALT1, MAML2, MAPRE1, MBNL1, MBTD1, MDS2, MEAF6, MECOM, MGEA5, MIR1260B, MKL1, MKL2, MLF1, MLLT1, MLLT10, MLLT11, MLLT3, MLLT4, MLLT6, MN1, MNX1, MSI2, MSN, MUC1, MUTYH, MYB, MYBL1, MYC, MYH11, MYH9, MYO18A, MYO1F, NAB2, NAPA, NBEAP1, NBR1, NCOA1, NCOA2, NCOA3, NDE1, NF1, NFATC2, NFIB, NGF, NGFR, NIN, NIPBL, NKX2-5, NONO, NOTCH1, NPM1, NR4A3, NR6A1, NSD1, NT5C2, NTF3, NTF4, NTRK1, NTRK2, NTRK3, NUMA1, NUP107, NUP214, NUP98, NUTM1, NUTM2A, NUTM2B, OFD1, OLIG2, OLR1, OMD, P2RY8, PAPPA, PATZ1, PAX3, PAX5, PAX7, PAX8, PBX1, PCM1, PDE4DIP, PDGFB, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, PER1, PHF1, PHF23, PICALM, PIM1, PLAG1, PML, POM121, POU2AF1, POU5F1, PPAP2B, PPARG, PPARGC1A, PPFIBP1, PPP2R1B, PRCC, PRDM16, PRKACA, PRKAR1A, PRKG2, PRRX2, PSIP1, PSMD2, PTPRR, PVT1, RABEP1, RAD51B, RAF1, RANBP2, RAP1GDS1, RARA, RBM15, RBM6, RCOR1, RCSD1, RET, RHOH, RNF213, ROS1, RPL22, RPN1, RREB1, RRM1, RTEL1, RTEL1-TNFRSF6B, RUNX1, RUNX1T1, SARNP, SEC31A, SEPT2, SEPT5, SEPT6, SEPT9, SERPINE1, SERPINF1, SET, SETBP1, SFPQ, SH3D19, SH3GL1, SIK3, SLC34A2, SLC45A3, SLCO1B3, SMAP1, SMARCA5, SMARCB1, SNHG5, SORBS2, SORT1, SP3, SPECC1, SPTBN1, SQSTM1, SRF, SRSF3, SS18, SS18L1, SSBP2, SSX1, SSX2, SSX2B, SSX4, SSX4B, ST6GAL1, STAT5B, STAT6, STRN, SUGP2, SUZ12, SYK, TACC1, TACC2, TACC3, TAF15, TAL1, TAL2, TAOK1, TBX15, TCF12, TCF3, TCL1A, TCTA, TEAD1, TEAD2, TEAD3, TEAD4, TEC, TENM1, TET1, TFE3, TFG, TFPT, TFRC, TGFBR3, THADA, THRAP3, TIRAP, TLX1, TLX3, TMPRSS2, TNFRSF17, TOP1, TOP2B, TP53BP1, TPM3, TPM4, TRHDE, TRIM24, TRIP11, TRPS1, USP16, USP42, USP6, VGLL3, WASF2, WDR18, WDR70, WHSC1, WHSC1L1, WSB1, WT1, WWTR1, XIAP, YAP1, YTHDF2, YWHAE, ZBTB16, ZC3H7A, ZC3H7B, ZFP64, ZFPM2, ZFYVE19, ZMIZ1, ZMYM2, ZMYND11, ZNF207, ZNF384, ZNF444, ZNF521, ZNF585B, ZNF687