Specimen Type/Requirements

Gold top (Serum w/gel) tube - Serum

Red top (Serum w/out gel) tube - Serum

Lavender top (EDTA) tube -  Plasma 

Separate from cells within 60 minutes after drawing sample.

Patient should be fasting 12-14 hours.

This test requires its own frozen aliquot.  Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.

Test is affected by gross hemolysis and lipemia.