Precise and fast
diagnostic of leukemia.
Target-specific therapy.

Diagnostics

We at MLL are experts in optimized, safe and fast leukemia diagnostics for a variety of leukemia diseases. We are scientifically and interdisciplinarily positioned to continuously improve leukemia diagnostics. Learn more about our expertise on each disease and recommended leukemia diagnostics.

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Diseases / Diagnostics

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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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Molecular genetics
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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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FISH
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Molecular genetics
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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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FISH
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Molecular genetics
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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory*

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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Chronic eosinophilic leukemia, not further specified (CEL, NOS)
Myeloid / lymphoid neoplasms with eosinophilia and rearrangement of PDGFRA, PDGFRB or FGFR1, or with PCM1-JAK2
Mastocytosis

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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Molecular genetics
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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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no

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory*

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML)
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

FISH
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no

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

Method:

Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

FISH
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no

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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BCR-ABL1 negative Myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN)
Essential thrombocythemia (ET)
Polycythaemia vera (PV)
Primary myelofibrosis (PMF)

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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Testing material

Peripheral blood

Processing time

2 days

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Mature B-cell neoplasms (overview)
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
Burkitt's Lymphoma (BL)
Follicular lymphoma (FL)
High-grade B-cell lymphoma (HGBL) with gene rearranegements
Hairy cell leukemia
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL)
Monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL)
Waldenström macroglobulinaemia
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL)

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

Method:

FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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entity specific

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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obligatory

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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

Method:

FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Anticoagulant:
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Method:

Cytomorphology
Anticoagulant:

EDTA
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obligatory

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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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facultative

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FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory*

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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facultative

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
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facultative

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FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:
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no

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FISH
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no

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
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Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:
Recommendation:

no

Method:

FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

Method:

Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

Method:

FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Method:

Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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obligatory

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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
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facultative

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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Aplastic anemia (AA)
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN)
clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) in hematology
clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) in cardiology
Clonal cytopenia of undetermined significance (CCUS)
Malignant hematological diseases in the presence of Fanconi anemia (FA)
Persistent polyclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (PPBL)

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Method:

Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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obligatory

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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

obligatory

Method:

FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
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obligatory

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FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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obligatory*

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Immunophenotyping
Anticoagulant:
Recommendation:

no

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

obligatory

Method:

FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Anticoagulant:
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Method:

Cytomorphology
Anticoagulant:

EDTA
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obligatory*

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Immunophenotyping
Anticoagulant:
Recommendation:

no

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:
Recommendation:

no

Method:

FISH
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no

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Method:

Cytomorphology
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EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
Anticoagulant:
Recommendation:

no

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

obligatory

Method:

FISH
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no

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Anticoagulant:
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Method:

Cytomorphology
Anticoagulant:

EDTA
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Immunophenotyping
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory*

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

obligatory

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FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

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Cytomorphology
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Immunophenotyping
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
Recommendation:

facultative

Method:

FISH
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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facultative

Method:

Molecular genetics
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Recommendation:

no

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Anticoagulant:
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Method:

Cytomorphology
Anticoagulant:

EDTA
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obligatory

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Immunophenotyping
Anticoagulant:

EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

Chromosome analysis
Anticoagulant:

Heparin
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obligatory

Method:

FISH
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EDTA or Heparin
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obligatory

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Molecular genetics
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EDTA or Heparin
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Request form

Please enclose this completed examination form with your sample shipment. The form represents all diagnostic methods and analyses completely.

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Patient consent - Research projects

By providing this patient consent, you agree to the use of excess biomaterial for research purposes.

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Primary sample collection manual

Detailed information on test material and shipment can be found in our primary sample collection manual.

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Information for correct sampling of buccal swap and nail material

Here you will find information on the correct sampling of germline material.

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FAQs - questions and answers

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Research

The future of diagnostics.
Topics such as new methodological developments, automation, the Internet of Things (IOT), big data, cloud computing, data security and artificial intelligence do not stop at medicine; on the contrary, they allow us to explore new ways and further improve diagnostics for our patients.

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Career

As a rapidly growing, innovative medical laboratory, we are always looking for bright minds to help us bring new and more effective therapies to patients around the world.

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Methods

6 methods, one diagnosis. Learn more about cytomorphology, chromosome banding analysis and FISH (cytogenetics), immunophenotyping, molecular genetics and bioinformatics.

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Services

Do you have questions about sample submission, analyses performed or findings? Here you will find contact details, contact persons and our most frequently asked questions (FAQs).

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»Leukemia diagnostics are becoming more and more comprehensive as treatment becomes more individualized.«

Prof. Dr. med. Claudia Haferlach

Executive management
Medical doctor
Department manager Diagnostics

T: +49 89 99017-400
claudia.haferlach@mll.com

Precise and fast diagnostic of leukemia. Target-specific therapy.

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Precise and fast
diagnostic of leukemia.
Target-specific therapy.