Test Directory
Individual Test Specimen Requirements
Test Panel Specimen Requirements
A
ABO with Rh
Specimen: 5 ml Whole Blood (1 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Agglutination
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 2 hours Method: Optical
Refrigerated – 4 hours
Frozen – 14 days
Notes: Centrifuge immediately @ 3500 rpm, 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml plasma into plastic transport tube, freeze immediately.
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
Specimen: 1.5 ml Plasma (0.5 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 2 hours Method: Chemiluminescent
Refrigerated – None Immunoassay
Frozen – 1 month
Notes: Collect into iced plastic or siliconized glass lavender-top (EDTA) tube, noting time of collection. After venipuncture, immediately immerse the tubes in an ice bath. Separate plasma from cells by centrifugation. Transfer the plasma into a frozen purple tube with screw cap. Freeze immediately and maintain frozen until tested.
Aldosterone
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (0.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Radioimmunoassay
Refrigerated – 1 week
Frozen – 1 month
Notes: Serum aldosterone levels are affected by the sodium intake and the patient’s position; either upright or supine. The upright value should be about 2 to 5 times the supine value obtained from recumbent patient in early am before arising from bed. If an upright specimen is collected the patient should be upright (seated or standing) for at least 30 minutes. Please record the patient’s position when the blood was drawn.
Dietary sodium levels during the period prior to testing can affect aldosterone levels. Patients on a low sodium diet will also have a 2 to 5 fold increase in aldosterone levels over those on a normal sodium diet. Reference intervals are based on the clinician’s verification that the patient has been on a normal sodium diet.
Androstendione
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (0.4 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Radioimmunoassay
Refrigerated – 1 week
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
Antibody Screen (Red Blood Cell)
Specimen: 5 ml Whole Blood (1 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Agglutination
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies (ACA) – IgG, IgM, IgA
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 30 days
Notes:
Anti-Microsomal Antibody (AMA)
Alias: Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody (TPO Ab)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)
Specimen: 1 ml Serm (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient Frozen >3 days
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes: Specimens can be sent ambient if we receive them within 3 days of being collected. After 3 days the serum must be poured into a transport tube, frozen and shipped on dry ice.
Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Screen
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.2 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: IFA
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 year
Notes:
Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Comprehensive Infertility Panel
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
Anti-Ovarian Antibody (AOA)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 year
Notes:
Anti-Phospholipid Antibody (APA) Panel – IgA, IgG and IgM
(Phosphatidylcholine, Phosphatidylserine, Phosphatidylethanolamine, Phosphatidylglycerol, Phosphatidic acid)
Specimen: 7 ml Serum (5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 5 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 14 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
Anti-Sperm Antibody (ASA) – Female
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerated Shipping: Refrigerated
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Immunobead
Refrigerated – 14 days
Frozen – 14 days
Notes:
Anti-Thrombin III Activity
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 4 hours Method: Chromogenic
Refrigerated – 8 hours
Frozen – 14 days
Notes: AM draw recommended. Centrifuge immediately @ 3500 rpm, 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml plasma into plastic transport tube, freeze immediately.
Anti-Thrombin III Antigen
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 8 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 8 hours
Frozen – 21 days
Notes: Centrifuge immediately @ 3500 rpm, 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml plasma into plastic transport tube, freeze immediately.
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Mutation Panel – Standard
Cystic Fibrosis, Bloom Syndrome, Canavan Disease, Familial Dysautonomia, Gaucher Disease, Fanconi Anemia Group C, Tay Sachs
Specimen: 20 ml Whole Blood Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Ashkenazi Jewish Genetic Mutation Panel – Expanded
Includes Standard Panel plus Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1a, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Mucolipidosis Type IV
Specimen: 20 ml Whole Blood Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
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Beta-2 Glycoprotein I Antibody (IgA, IgG, IgM)
Specimen: 3 ml Serum (1.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 2 weeks
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
Beta- HCG
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 48 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 72 hours
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
C
C-Peptide
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 2 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes: Recommend 14-16 hours fast prior to collection. Allow sample to clot. Transfer the serum to a frozen purple tube with screw cap. Freeze immediately and maintain frozen until tested.
CBC – with Differential and Platelets
Specimen: 4 ml whole blood (1 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient or Cold
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: Sorting /Cytometry/
Refrigerated – N/A Microscopy
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes: Specimen must be processed for testing within 24 hours of collection.
Chagas Disease (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 2ml Serum (1 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 14 days
Notes:
Chalmydia/G.C. (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: Urine or Swab Collection: BD ProbeTec (UPT) Tube or Swab
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 30 days Method: Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA)/
Refrigerated – N/A Fluorescent Energy Transfer (ET)
Frozen – 2 months
Notes: Patients should not urinate at least 1h prior to collection. Must collect first 15-30 ml of voided
urine (not midstream).
Chromosome Analysis
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood (5 ml minimum) Collection: Green (Na Heparin)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 48 hours Method: Giemsa-Band Analysis
Refrigerated – Unacceptable
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
CMV Total Antibody (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Solid Phase Enzyme Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 14 days
Frozen – 14 days
Notes:
CMV IgG Antibody (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1ml Serum (.5ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 30 days
Notes:
CMV IgM Antibody (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 30 days
Notes:
Comprehensive Metabolic Profile (12)
Specimen: 2ml Serum (1 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Varies by each individual test
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes: Patients should fast 12-14 hours prior to collection.
Cortisol
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 48 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 30 days
Notes:
CRP-hs
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: Immunoturbidimetric
Refrigerated – 30 days
Frozen – 60 days
Notes:
Cystic Fibrosis (25 mutations or 97 mutations)
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 8 days
Frozen – N/A
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DHEA-S
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 14 days
Notes:
Drug Screen (7 Drugs + Alcohol)
Specimen: 35 ml Urine (10 ml minimum) Collection: Urine Cup
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient or Cold
Stability: Ambient – 5 days Method: Immunoassay/Chromatography
Refrigerated – 2 weeks
Frozen – 2 months
Notes: If arrival at lab will extend beyond 7 days then refrigerate.
E
Estradiol
Specimen: 1ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
F
Factor II (Prothrombin)
Specimen: 5 ml Whole Blood (3 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – N/A
Notes:
Factor V Leiden Activity (Activated Protein C Resistance)
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 2 hours Method: Clotting
Refrigerated – 4 hours
Frozen – 14 days
Notes: Centrifuge immediately @ 3500 rpm, 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml plasma into plastic transport tube, freeze immediately.
Factor V Leiden Mutation
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood (5 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – N/A
Notes:
Fragile X
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood (5 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – N/A
Notes:
F.S.H (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (,5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 month
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G.C. / Chalmydia (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: Urine or Swab Collection: BD ProbeTec (UPT) Tube or Swab
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 30 days Method: Strand Displacement Amplification (SDA)/
Refrigerated – N/A Fluorescent Energy Transfer (ET)
Frozen – 2 months
Notes: Patients should not urinate at least 1h prior to collection. Must collect first 15-30 ml of voided urine (not midstream). Specimen must be received within 30h.
Glucose, Fasting
Specimen: 1 ml Serum/Plasma (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST or Na Fluoride/K Oxalate
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Spectrophotmetry
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes: The blood should be drawn while the patient is fasting (no food or drink, except water, for at least 8 hours). Serum or plasma must be separated from cells immediately. Plasma must be
transferred into a plastic transport tube.
Glucose Tolerance Test (5 Specimens)
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma Collection: Na Fluoride/K Oxalate
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Spectrophotmetry
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 28 days
Notes: The initial blood draw should be done while the patient is fasting (no food or drink, except water, for at least 8 hours). Have the patient drink a 75g load of glucose. Perform the remaining blood draws at the time intervals specified by the physician (if no time interval is specified by the physician draw at 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours). Separate plasma from cells within 30 minutes of collection. Label each tube with the patient’s name and the time interval. Submit 2 ml plasma in plastic transfer tube for each time interval.
Growth Hormone
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 1 week
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
H
Hemoglobin A1c
Specimen: 5 ml Whole Blood (1 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 1 week Method: Immunioturbidimetry
Refrigerated – 1 week
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
Hemoglobinopathy Profile
Specimen: 5ml Whole Blood (1 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: HPLC
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Hepatic Function Panel (6)
Specimen: 4 ml Serum (1 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Spectrophotometry
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Hepatitis B Core Antibody Total (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 2 ml Serum (1 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
Anti-Hepatitis C Virus (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1 ml Whole Blood (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
Anti-HIV I/II/O (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
HIV/HCV NAT (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 4 ml Whole Blood (2 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 5 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes: Blood collected in an EDTA (Lavender) tube may be stored at 2-30°C for up to (3) days from time of draw, followed by an additional (2) days at 2-8°C (Total of 5 days). For storage longer than five days, remove plasma from red blood cells and store at 2-8°C for an additional (7) days (Total of 12 days).
Homocysteine, Fasting
Specimen: 3 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 14 days
Notes: Patient should be fasting prior to collection. Plasma must be separated from cells within one hour of collection. Place the specimen in a refrigerator for 30 minutes after collection. Centrifuge the specimen as soon as possible and transfer the plasma to a plastic screw capped vial. Longer storage of whole blood samples at room temperature has been found to increase homocysteine concentration in the plasma. If specimen cannot be separated from cells within one hour, store specimen on ice.
Anti-HTLV I/II (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
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Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1 (IGFBP-1)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Freezer Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: RIA
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
Inhibin B
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Cold
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: ELISA
Refrigerated – 48 hours
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
J
K
L
Lipid Panel with LDL:HDL Ratio
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Spectrophotometry
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes: Patient should fast 12-14 hours prior to collection of the specimen. Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of collection.
Lupus Anticoagulant (Comprehensive Profile)
Specimen: 3 ml Plasma (2 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freeze Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 4 hours Method: Clot Detection
Refrigerated – 24 hours
Frozen – 1 month
Notes: Centrifuge immediately @ 3500 rpm for 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml into a plastic transport tube and freeze immediately.
Luteinizing Hormone
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
M
MTHFR [C677T] Mutation Analysis
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood (5 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Mycoplasma hominis/Ureaplasma urealyticum Culture
Specimen: Swab Collection: Copan UTM-RT Swab
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Culture
Refrigerated – 48 hours
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
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NK (Natural Killer Cell) / RIP (Reproductive Immunophenotyping)
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood (5 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Flow Cytometry
Refrigerated – N/A
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
O
P
Plasminogen Activity Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1)
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freeze Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 2 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 8 hours
Frozen – 3 months
Notes: Centrifuge immediately at 3500 rpm for 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml into a plastic transport tube and freeze immediately.
PAP (Liquid with HPV Reflex)
Specimen: 6 ml Plasma (3 ml minimum) Collection: Vial w/ PreservCyt® solution, Thinprep® ;
Surepath® vial w/ Cytorich® fixative
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 weeks Method: Microscopy
Refrigerated – 3 weeks
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes: Specimen must be processed for testing within 21 days of collection.
Progesterone, 17-OH
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 2 days Method: Radioimmunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes:
Prolactin
Specimen: 1 ml Plasma (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 5 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 28 days
Notes: AM draw recommended.
Prostate Specific Antigen
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – 2 weeks
Notes:
Protein C Activity
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freeze Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 2 hours Method: Clot Detection
Refrigerated – 4 hours
Frozen – 2 weeks
Notes: Centrifuge immediately at 3500 rpm for 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml into a plastic transport tube and freeze immediately.
Protein C Antigen
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freeze Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 4 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 24 hours
Frozen – 2 weeks
Notes: Centrifuge immediately @ 3500 rpm for 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml into a plastic transport tube and freeze immediately.
Protein S Activity
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freeze Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 4 hours Method: Clot Detection
Refrigerated – 24 hours
Frozen – 2 weeks
Notes: Centrifuge immediately at 3500 rpm for 15 minutes. Remove plasma, aliquot 2 ml into a plastic transport tube and freeze immediately.
Protein S Antigen (Free and Total)
Specimen: 2 ml Plasma (1 ml minimum) Collection: Blue (3.2% Na Citrate)
Storage: Freeze Shipping: Frozen
Stability: Ambient – 4 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 24 hours
Frozen – 2 weeks
Notes:
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R
RIP (Reproductive Immunophenotyping) / NK (Natural Killer Cell)
Specimen: 10 ml Whole Blood (5 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Flow Cytometry
Refrigerated – N/A
Frozen – Unacceptable
Notes:
Rubella IgG
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 4 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 30 days
Notes:
Rapid Plasma Reagin (Syphillis) Qualitative
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 72 hours Method: Agglutination
Refrigerated – 5 days
Frozen – 6 months
Notes: Serum samples should be tested within 72 hours and stored at 2–8EC. Samples that require longer storage periods must be removed from the red cells and may be stored at 2–8EC for 5 days or at -20⁰C or below until testing.
S
Semen Culture
Specimen: 1 ml Semen or Swab Collection: Urine Cup or Urogenital Swab
Storage: Refrigerated or Ambient Shipping: Refrigerate or Ambient
Stability: Ambient – N/A Method: Culture
Refrigerated – N/A
Frozen – N/A
Notes: If submitting fluid specimen via urine cup store and ship refrigerated. If submitting swab store and ship ambient.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 5 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 5 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
Sickle Cell
Specimen: 5 ml Whole Blood (2 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Solubility
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – N/A
Notes:
Sperm Chromatin Fragmentation Assay (SCFA™)
Specimen: Semen (>1 million sperm) Collection: 2 ml screwcap tube
Storage: Freeze Shipping: frozen
Stability: Ambient – N/A Method: Flow Cytometry
Refrigerated – N/A
Frozen – 3 months
Notes: Specimen must be flash frozen in liquid Nitrogen. Contact our lab for specific instructions.
Sperm DNA Decondensation (SDD℠) Test
Specimen: Semen (>500,00 sperm) Collection: 2 ml screwcap or 15 ml conical tube
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Cold
Stability: Ambient – N/A Method: Bioassay
Refrigerated – 9 days
Frozen – N/A
Notes: Specimen may be kept refrigerated for up to 7 days prior to shipping. Please contact our lab for specific instructions.
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T-3, Free
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 28 days
Notes:
T-3, Total
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 28 days
Notes:
T-4
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 28 days
Notes:
T-4, Free
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 7 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 28 days
Notes:
Testosterone, Free
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Equilibrium Dialysis
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
Testosterone, Total
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.8 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Radioimmunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
Thyroglobulin Antibody
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 5 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibody
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 4 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 2 months
Notes:
TSH Receptor Antibody
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
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Ureaplasma urealyticum / Mycoplasma hominis Culture
Specimen: Swab Collection: Copan UTM-RT Swab
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: Culture
Refrigerated – 48 hours
Frozen – 1 month
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Urinalysis with Micro Exam
Specimen: 10 ml Urine (5 ml minimum) Collection: Routine urinalysis tube, BD urine transport
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 72 hours Method: Microscopic Examination
Refrigerated – N/A
Frozen – N/A
Notes: Specimen must be put in tube with preservative. If not preserved please call.
V
Varicella zoster Antibody IgG
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 4 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 1 month
Notes:
Vitamin D, 25-OH
Specimen: 1 ml Serum (.5 ml minimum) Collection: Tiger SST
Storage: Refrigerate Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 3 days Method: Immunoassay
Refrigerated – 7 days
Frozen – 21 days
Notes:
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West Nile Virus (FDA Licensed for Donor Screening)
Specimen: 5 ml Whole Blood (3 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 24 hours Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 3 days
Frozen – N/A
Notes: Specimens may be stored an additional five days at 2° to 8°C following centrifugation.
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Y Chromosome Microdeletion (YCMD)
Specimen: 7 ml Whole Blood (3 ml minimum) Collection: Lavender (EDTA)
Storage: Ambient Shipping: Ambient
Stability: Ambient – 8 days Method: PCR
Refrigerated – 8 days
Frozen – N/A
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