| Methodology: |
Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
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| Performed: |
Tue, Thu, Sat
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| Reported: |
1-4 days
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| Specimen Required: |
Patient Prep: In patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. >5 mg/day), no sample should be taken until at least 8 hours after the last biotin administration.
Collect: One 6 mL serum separator tube, one 5 mL pink (K2EDTA) or green (sodium heparin).
Storage/Transport Temperature: 1 mL serum or plasma, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport tube.
Unacceptable Conditions: Hemolyzed, heparinized, specimens received in plasma separator tubes.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 8 hours; Frozen: 3 months
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