Processing Instructions

Draw in an EDTA lavender tube. Tube must be filled completely, mixed by inversion, placed on ice, centrifuged within 15 minutes of collection, and optimally analyzed within 30 minutes. Sample must be tightly stoppered at all times. If transporting to MCL by Courier, immediately centrifuge and aliquot plasma after collection. Separated plasma is stable 2 hours refrigerated if the sample has been tightly parafilmed or capped.