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Phenotyping and Genotyping
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Varies
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Varies
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Collect: One 10 mL lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA). Also acceptable: two 5 mL PPT tubes.
Storage/Transport Temperature: 4 mL plasma, frozen. (Min: 1 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.
Remarks: CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. For PPT specimens: Collect 2 tubes and separate plasma from cells within 2 hours from collection, pour into an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze immediately. For EDTA specimens: Separate plasma from cells within 2 hours from collection, pour into an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze immediately. Indicate on the test request form the patient's most recent viral load with viral load collection date. If viral load is less than 500 copies, testing MAY NOT be performed.
Unacceptable Conditions: Whole blood. Thawed specimens. Specimens collected in yellow (ACD), or green (heparin) transport tubes. Cracked, broken, or unlabeled tubes. Specimens less than 1 mL.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 month
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