Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, Blood - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Overview
Alias
- A1AT
- Alpha 1AT
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Plasma
Specimen collection container
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Preferred collection container: Blood - Light green (Lithium Heparin gel)
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Alternative collection container: Blood - Gold (gel) or Red (no gel)
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 4.5 mL full collection tube
- Minimum volume: 1 mL
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection.)
Transport and stability
- 7 days at 15-25ºC
- 3 months at 2-8º C
Rejection criteria
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
Performance
Methodology
- Immunoturbidimetric assay
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- In Hospital reported within 2 hours
- Community urgent and inter-hospital reported within 4 hours
- Community routine reported within 24 hours
Specimen retention time
- 3 days
Last Updated: October 3, 2024