EMA Binding
268.25
1 x 4 ml EDTA blood (purple)
Blood samples must be collected prior to any blood transfusion or at least 60 days from any previous blood transfusion and without any evidence of active haemolysis.
minimum 1 x 250 uL EDTA blood (microtainer, purple)
Referring laboratories need to provide 6 x 4ml EDTA bloods from different adults with normal haematology and biochemistry profiles.
These samples should be collected at a similar time as the patient sample.
The control blood samples are to be transported to referral lab with the patient sample.
Send all samples at 4°C labelled appropriately
Haematology
Mon - Thu, 0800 - 1630 excl. Public Holidays
7 days
Flow cytometry method quantitating the fluorescence intensity as mean channel fluorescence (MCF) of intact cells after incubation with eosin
Used as a screening test to detect structural defects in the red cell membrane associated with Hereditary Spherocytosis.
250 uL EDTA blood in microtainer tube (purple)
EMAB
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