Harvard Medical School - Partners Healthcare Center for Genetics and Genomics
EGFR Genetic Test EGFR analysis is most appropriate for individuals with adenocarcinoma of the lung. Tissue that can be used includes primary tumor, metastases, or cell block of pleural fluid. Viable tumor must be present.
Sample requirements
Please send:
1. Tissue block (formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded), which will be returned upon request.
If originating hospital policy prevents send-out of tissue blocks, please send 13-15
paraffin-embedded tissue slides and one hematoxylin-eosin stained reference slide.
Note: If tissue has been saved frozen, this tissue should be saved for one month. If technical problems develop with the fixed tissue analysis, the frozen tissue may be requested. Do not send frozen tissue without prior approval.
2. Include a copy of the original pathology report.
3. All pathology specimens should be accompanied by a blood specimen. The preferred blood specimen is a 7 ml blood sample collected in a lavender top (K3EDTA) blood tube. Smaller blood samples may be acceptable. Saliva samples may also be acceptable. Please contact the lab for more information and/or to request a saliva collection kit.
4. All samples should be accompanied by a requisition form.
Please contact the laboratory for more details.
Turn-Around-Time: 2 weeks for clients within the Partners Healthcare system
