Sample type guide
A Lavender Vacutainer, EDTA anticoagulant, 4ml/6ml (6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays)
B Gold Vacutainer, SST/Gel anticoagulant, 5ml
Immune Function Evaluation (Total)
Code
TIE
Sample Reqs
A + B [5] [10]
Turnaround
7 days
Special instructions
[5] Do not send sample to the laboratory between Friday noon and Monday morning. [10] Contact the laboratory for special stability tubes for lymphocyte subsets – or take an EDTA sample and ensure same day delivery to the laboratory, Monday to Friday noon (do not send sample between Friday noon and Monday morning).
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