Table of Contents
Abstract
CommitteeMembership
Foreword
1Scope
2Introduction
3StandardPrecautions
4Terminology
5IndicationsforAmplification-basedMolecular
HematologyStudies
6SpecimenCollection,Transport,Preparation,
andStorage
7QualityControl
8SamplePreparationandProcessing
9DiagnosticMethodsinMolecularHematopathology
10ClonalityAssays
11DNA-basedTranslocationAssays
12RNA-basedTranslocationAssays
13MutationAssays
14QuantitativeAssays
15ChimerismAnalysis:MonitoringBoneMarrow
TransplantEngraftment
16FluorescenceInSituHybridization-basedTesting
17Array-basedAssays
References
AppendixA-HumanGenomeOrganisation-ApprovedGene
SymbolsandNames
AppendixB-Array-basedAssays
TheQualityManagementSystemApproach
RelatedCLSIReferenceMaterials Abstract
Specifies the performance and application of assays for gene rearrangement and translocations by both polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and reverse-transcriptase PCR techniques, and includes information on specimen collection, sample preparation, test reporting, test validation, and quality assurance.
