Specimen Requirements

Collect 1ml of bone marrow aspirate Minimum volume is dependent upon the cell count of the specimen. The processed cell count should be at lest 0.5 X 10 monolucleated cells for setup of a complete monoclonal battery. Place in Sodium Heparin (green top) tube (EDTA –lavender top may be used if Sodium Heparin is not available) Mix tube 6- 10 times to inhibit coagulation