Specimen Requirements

Title

Protein S Antigen

Specimen Requirement

Collect light blue, centrifuge, pipette 1.0 mL plasma to a screw top transport tube, indicate sample type on tube and send on dry ice.

Critical frozen.

Methodology

Latex Immunoassay

Stability

Room temp: 8 hours, Refrigerated: Unacceptable, Frozen: 30 days

Reference Range

By Report *

Turnaround

1-3 days, performed Monday-Friday

Clinical Use

Test Code

PSAGW