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HLA-B 5701 Typing QB5701

Specimen Required
Method(s)	Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Sequence Specific Oligonucleotide Probes (SSO)
Collect	One 5 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube. Also acceptable: Whole blood collected in: green (sodium heparin), pink (EDTA), royal blue (EDTA) or light blue (sodium citrate) top tube.
Transport	5 mL whole blood ambient (Min: 3 mL). * Collection Instructions * A separate lavender (EDTA) top tube must be submitted for all HLA testing. If submitted with any other test requiring an EDTA tube, please submit a separate tube for this test. Do not open tube.
Stability	Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: Unacceptable
Unacceptable Conditions	Received frozen Clotted

Schedule	Daily
CPTCode	81381
Notes	Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s)
Lavender Cap Tube with K2 EDTA