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Collection Restrictions
Can only collect Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00
p.m
Never weekends or holidays
Collection Requirements
Sources: blood, thawed peripheral blood
progenitor cell products, or bone marrow
Container: EDTA lavender
Volume:
- Preferred: 1 mL vacutainer
- Acceptable: microtainer filled to the top line
Other sources: Call Flow Cytometry
Special Instructions
Specimens must be sent immediately to the lab
Turn Around Time
2 hours
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: whole blood or bone marrow
Room temperature
Specimen(s): body fluids (cell suspensions) and tissue in RPMI
media
Refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Flow Cytometry
Instrumentation/Methodology
The percent of cells that do not take up Propidium Iodide (viable cells) is measured on a flow cytometer
Additional Information
This test is useful for the assessment of cell population integrity
Reference Ranges
≥70% viability is acceptable
CPT
88182