Specimen

Type:  Serum

Amount Needed:  1 mL, minimum 0.3mL

Stability:  Ambient - 8 hours at room temperature (20^oC to 25^oC)

               Refrigerated - 7 days at 2^o to 8^o

               Frozen - 60 days when frozen -15^o to 20^oC. Frozen samples should be thawed only once.

Handling/Transport:  Seperate serum from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transport refrigerated