| Methodology: |
Enzyme Immunoassay
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| Performed: |
Tue, Fri
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| Reported: |
1-7 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Collect: One 4 mL serum separator tube.
Storage/Transport Temperature: 1 mL serum at, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Remarks: Citrated, EDTA, or heparin plasma is also acceptable. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.
Unacceptable Conditions: Hemolyzed or lipemic specimens. Specimens containing particulate material or obvious microbial contamination. Ambient specimens.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 5 days; Frozen: Indefinitely (avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles).
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