21763-8
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 21763-8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | Copy number >36 is considered abnormal and an indication of Huntington disease (HD). | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | HTT gene.CAG repeats | ||
| property | PrThr = Present or threshold: The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold. | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | Bld/Tiss Bld = Whole blood Tiss = Tissue, unspecified | ||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||
| method | Molgen = Molecular Genetics: General class of methods used to detect genetic attributes on a molecular basis including RFL, PCR and other methods. | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | 5HTT; 5-HTT; 5-HTTLPR; Blood; Genetics; HD gene; Heredity; Heritable; hSERT; HTT; HTT gene CAG Rpt; huntingtin; Huntington chorea; Huntington disease; Huntington's disease; Inherited; IT15; Molecular genetics; Molecular pathology; MOLPATH; MOLPATH.NUCREPE | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | MOLPATH.NUCREPEAT | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | HTT gene CAG Rp | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.73 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
Related Names | |||
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