🔬Lab & Specimen Handling

Can specialty tube types be used?

Yes. Providers stock or can source specialty tube types as required by your lab order.

Specialty tubes beyond the standard SST, EDTA, citrate, and heparin include:

  • Streck cfDNA tubes (GRAIL Galleri, liquid biopsy)
  • PAXgene RNA tubes (gene expression studies)
  • Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate (gray top) (glucose, lactate)
  • Trace element (royal blue top) (heavy metals, selenium, zinc)
  • ACD (yellow top) (HLA typing, flow cytometry, DNA banking)
  • If your test requires a specialty tube, include this in your booking details so the provider can confirm availability.

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