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Test Code PREALBUMIN Prealbumin

Specimen Requirements

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

SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING

For serum, 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 as fresh as possible (stored for no more than seven days at 2 – 8 °C) or stored frozen. Samples can be stored at below -20 °C for up to one year10, if they are frozen within 24 hours after collection

PERFORMING LAB

WKMC, WKB, WKP