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Test Code HDL HDL Cholesterol

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

Serum or plasma samples may be refrigerated at 2 – 8 °C for up to one week if not tested within 8 hours. For longer storage, samples may be frozen at -70 °C for up to three months.

PERFORMING LAB

WKMC, WKB, WKP, WKS