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Test Code GGT Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)(GT)

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube: GRN/SST
Preferred: Plasma
Acceptable: Serum
Specimen Volume: 1.0 mL

SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING

Complete clot formation should take place before centrifugation. Serum or plasma should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.

TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE

Samples should be stored at 4 °C and analyzed within 2 hours. For longer storage, samples may be left at 4 °C for 1 month and frozen at -20 °C for up to one year.

PERFORMING LAB

WKMC, WKB, WKP, WKS