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Alpha-Glycoprotein Subunit, Blood (Referred Out) - Saskatoon

Discipline

Biochemistry

Overview

Description

Test Ordering Requirements

Preferred specimen collection

Refer patient to a Laboratory Health Services Centre or a Hospital Test Centre able to process specimens within required time frame

Alias

A-Glycoprotein subunits
Alpha Chain Glycoprotein subunits
Glycoprotein subunits
TSH/FSH/LH subunits

Specimen Information

Specimen types accepted

Serum

Specimen collection container

Preferred collection container: Gold (gel) 5 mL
Alternative collection container: Red (non-gel) 6 mL

Collection procedure

Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquotted and frozen within 45-60 minutes of collection.

Required volume

Optimal volume: 4.5 mL full collection tube
Minimum volume: 1 mL serum
(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

Store frozen
Ship to referral lab on dry ice

Rejection criteria

Specimens received where the collection protocols were not followed
LSM-933 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria

Performance

Days/times performed

Availability	Shipped overnight Mondays and Wednesdays
Testing site	Referred out by St. Paul’s Hospital Laboratory to Dynacare (London, Ontario)

Maximum laboratory time

13 day turn around time by testing laboratory

Last Updated: October 3, 2024