One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube.

1 mL serum frozen (Min: 0.5 mL).

* Collection Instructions *

• Spin to separate serum and transfer to transfer tube vial.
• Freeze immediately and submit to laboratory frozen.

Patient Preparation: Overnight fasting is preferred.

Ambient: Unacceptable

Refrigerated: Unacceptable

Frozen: 28 days

• Gross hemolysis
• Recieved thawed
• Received room temperature
• Received refrigerated