MPN reports are fully integrated within APEX and are available electronically via TRAK.  For samples sent from out with NHS Lothian, reports will be returned to the requesting department.

The Department of Laboratory Medicine adheres to NHS Lothian’s Policy on Confidentiality of Personal Health Information, meaning that results can only be communicated to individuals authorised to receive them.
 

TurnAround Times 

Tests
TurnAroundTimes
JAK2 V617F
21 days
CALR
28 days
MPL
EXON12
Factor V Leiden Mutation (R506Q)
21 days
Prothrombin Gene Mutation (G20210A)
 

Quality Assurance

The MPN service carries accreditation to international standard ISO15189:2022.  All investigations are subject to rigorous Internal Quality Control (IQC) measures and the laboratory participates in the following External Quality Assurance (EQA) schemes:

  • UK NEQAS for BLOOD COAGULATION | Molecular Genetics of Thrombophilia programme.  
  • UK NEQAS for Leucocyte Immunophenotyping | Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Diagnostic Testing [MPN DT] programme.  Please note, only the JAK2 p.V617F aspect of testing is currently accredited.