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Specimen and Container/Tube
Blood
Container
Red top
Preferred Volume
2 to 3 mL
UCMC Collection Instructions
Collect blood from venipuncture. Fill red top tube completely and send to the laboratory.
Availability
Specimen must be received in the laboratory Monday through Thursday ONLY. Specimens cannot be sent out on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
Performing Laboratory
Neuromuscular Clinical Laboratory: Antibody Testing
Neuromuscular Disease Center
Department of Neurology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO 63110
Specimen Type
Blood
Offsite Collection Instructions
Allow the specimen to clot.
Spin Red Top.
Aliquot serum.
Send serum at room temperature to the UCM Hyde Park Main Lab (Laboratory Service Center) in room Mitchell Hospital TW005.
Stat Availability
Not available
Test Methodology
ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Reference Range
<10,000
Transport Instructions
Allow the specimen to clot.
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Spin Red Top.
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Aliquot serum.
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Send serum at room temperature to the UCM Hyde Park Main Lab
(Laboratory Service Center) in room Mitchell Hospital TW005.