Specimen Requirements

Preferred Collection Container: 

Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Yellow (ACD-A or ACD-B)
Pink (K2EDTA)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a lavender (EDTA) tube. Yellow ACD A or B and Pink (EDTA) is also acceptable.

Transport Information: 

Transport original tube at room temperature. A separate EDTA (lavender-top) tube must be submitted for all HLA testing. If submitted with any other test requiring an EDTA tube, please submit a separate tube for this test. Do not open tube.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

3.0 mL of whole blood

Remarks: 

If possible, avoid collecting on Fridays. To ensure that specimen can be processed prior to the 4-day stability, it’s preferred that collections and submissions occur to arrive at Pathology Laboratory Monday through Thursday.