(Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has documents that provide the details you are interested. The answer depends upon what test you will be doing (e.g. stem cell enumeration, lymphocyte subsets, or leukemia/lymphoma Maryalice Stetler-Stevenson, Ph.D., M.D. Chief, Flow Cytometry Unit, LP, NCI, NIH ________________________________ From: Saleh, Jacqueline [mailto:jackie.saleh@genzyme.com] Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:04 PM To: cyto-inbox Subject: clinical flow questions Dear Flowers, I've recently joined a clinical flow cytometry testing lab after many years in research and am in need of some help. First, how long after collection can a heparinized blood be tested? If a sample is being shipped, should it be shipped with a cold pack? Should sample be stored at 4deg or room temp. Is there some kind of literature or reference out there regarding collection of clinical samples? Thanks in advance for your responses. Jackie Saleh Clinical Laboratory Science Genzyme Corporation 1 Mountain Road Framingham,Ma 01701 jackie.saleh@genzyme.com <mailto:jackie.saleh@genzyme.com> (508) 271-2972Received on Wed Jun 4 15:18:00 2008
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