PIK3CA (Cobas)

General Information

ACCREDITATION STATUS: ACCREDITED

Turnaround Time

>90% 5-7 days

Mutation Spectrum

Codons: 88, 345, 450 542, 545, 546, 1043, 1047, 1049

Specimen Requirements

• Paraffin block from biopsy, resection or cell block
• 4-6μm on uncharged slides

Please note tissue handling, tissue fixation, time between cutting and staining and excessive drying can lead to loss of expression. Fixatives containing alcohol should not be used and use of Bouin’s fixative will preclude testing by FISH methods.

A copy of the original Pathology report where possible.