Specimen Requirements

Draw blood in a serum gel tube(s) from a fasting patient. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated. If there is a delay in transport of >48 hours, freeze specimen in plastic vial.

Hemolyzed samples will be rejected.

• Do not use samples that have been stored at room temperature for longer than 8 hours.
• Tightly cap and refrigerate specimens at 2–8°up to 48 hours.
• Freeze samples at ≤ -20°C up to 30 days.

Unspun specimens must be transported at ambient temperature and arrive to the laboratory within one hour of draw.