Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Plasma from 1 Grey Top (Sodium Fluoride) tube. Minimum 8 hours fasting is mandatory. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Hexokinase Comment: 6 different samples will be taken of 2 mL (1 mL min.) Plasma from 1 Grey Top (Sodium Fluoride) tube....
Specimen: 3 mL Whole blood in 1 Blue Top (Sodium Citrate) tube. Mix thoroughly by inversion. Transport to Lab within 4 hours. If this is not possible, make PPP within 1 hour of collection as follows: Centrifuge sample at 3600 rpm for 15 min. & transfer supernatant to a clean plastic tube. Centrifuge this supernatant...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Whole blood from 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: IVT Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage:...
Specimen: 10 mL (7 mL min.) Amniotic fluid in a sterile screw capped container. Ship at 18-22°C. DO NOT FREEZE. Sample to be taken after 15 weeks gestation. Duly filled Prenatal Genetic Testing Consent Form (Form 18) & Chromosome & FISH analysis Requisition Form (Form 17) AND Form G is mandatory. Samples shall be accepted...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Wrap tubes in aluminium foil to protect from light. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 6 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Wrap tube in aluminium foil to protect from light. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Folate functions as coenzymes in many...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify age, sex and day of menstrual cycle on test request form. In females, preferred sampling time is Day 2 / Day 3 of the menstrual cycle. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 Red Top (No Additive) tube. Do not use SST gel barrier tubes. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Duly filled Test Send Out Consent Form (Form 35) is mandatory. Stability (Room): 4 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 7 days Stability (Frozen): 6 weeks Method: Chromatography/Mass spectrometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 3 weeks Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Kinetic UV Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 6 hrs Usage: G-6-PD deficiency is a sex linked disorder affecting males whereas females are...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Factor V Leiden Mutation is a point mutation that...
