Test Code CGB Cryoglobulin Screen

Important Note

For external clients

Please ensure that sample is clotted at 37°C and serum is separated at 37°C. Please provide primary collection tube.

Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Red Top

Volume: 6.4mL
Collection Instructions: Collect blood in pre-warmed tube and keep at 37°C.

Send specimen to the Laboratory immediately.

Negative

24 hours, TAT 1 week

Precipitation of Cryoglobulin at 4°C

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Last updated 03/04/2023

Haemolysis	NA
Icterus	NA
Lipaemic	NA
Others	Sample kept refrigerated prior to testing will be rejected.

Keep sample warm at 37°C and send to Blood Bank immediately after collection

National University Hospital
Transfusion Services, 67722305

Screen for presence of abnormal globulins in conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus, myeloma & lymphoma