Web: | mayocliniclabs.com |
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Email: | mcl@mayo.edu |
Telephone: | 800-533-1710 |
International: | +1 855-379-3115 |
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Determining specimen origin when the patient identity of a specimen is in question
A panel of 24 microsatellite markers that recognize highly variable regions of human DNA is used in a PCR-based assay to compare the genotype for the specimen in question with that determined from DNA isolated from patient specimens of known identity.
Test ID | Reporting Name | Available Separately | Always Performed |
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_STR1 | Comp Analysis using STR (Bill only) | No | No |
_STR2 | Add'l comp analysis w/STR (Bill Only) | No | No |
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/Microsatellite Markers