Specimen Requirement

Preferred Collection Container: 

SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Red (No Additive)

Collection Information: 

Collect 5.0 - 7.0 mL of whole blood in a serum separator tube.

Transport Information: 

Centrifuge serum separator tube and transport in original tube at room temperature.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

2.0 mL of serum (approximately 4.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Unacceptable Conditions: 

Unlabeled or mislabeled samples will be rejected. HLA will determine specimen acceptability for reasons other than unlabeled/mislabeled.

Stability

Refrigerated Stability: 

4 days

Frozen Stability: 

365 days

Ambient Stability: 

48 hours