COLLECTION

Container/Tube Type: 

This test requires it's OWN collection tube.
Send specimen in original container.

SST (Serum Separator)  

Collection Information: 

Collect 6.0 mL of whole blood into a serum separator tube. This test requires it's own collection tube and the specimen should be submitted in the original container. NOTE: tube can be shared with other HLA testing.

Transport Information: 

Allow tube to clot for 30 minutes and then centrifuge and refrigerate. Send original tube.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

0.5 mL of serum (approximately 1.0 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit).

Unacceptable Conditions: 

Unlabeled or mislabeled samples will be rejected. HLA will determine specimen acceptability for reasons other than unlabeled/mislabeled.