Specimen Requirements
Title
Factor IX Activity
Specimen Requirement
1 Light-Blue Top/2.0 mL frozen sodium citrate plasma. Patients should not be receiving anticoagulants or other drugs known to cause non-specific changes in plasma protein fractions, e.g. estrogen, unless the test is being used to evaluate medication effect. Separate plasma and put plasma in plastic tube and freeze. Contact lab for dry ice.
Methodology
Stability
Frozen 3 weeks
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
24 hours
Clinical Use
Diagnosing Factor IX deficiency (Hemophilia B)
Test Code
FAC9M