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Toll-Like Receptor Function (TLR) (0051589)

Methodology

Cell Culture/Quantitative Multiplex Bead Assay

Synonyms

TLR Function; Toll-Like Receptor Signaling

Specimen Type

Whole Blood

Performing Lab

ARUP

Epic ID

LAB90049

Lab Test Days

Tuesday-Sunday

Standard TAT

9-10 Days

Collection Information

Specimen Required

7-10 mL Whole Blood (patient and control) (Infants: 3 mL Whole Blood (patient) and 7mL Whole Blood (control)

Container Type

Dark Green (Sodium Heparin)

Collection Instructions

Collect Monday-Thursday ONLY, not on weekends or holidays. Collect control specimen from a healthy individual unrelated to patient at approximately the same time as and under similar conditions to the patient. Patient and control specimens must be collected within 48 hours of test performance. Whole blood collected in a yellow ACD solution A is also acceptable. For patients who are lymphopenic, collection of 10 mL of whole blood, rather than the minimum required volumes, is recommended to increase the likelihood that a sufficient number of lymphocytes can be isolated for testing

Processing Information - Lab Use Only

Transport Temperature

Ambient-Only

Specimen Stability

Room Temp: 48 Hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable

Rejection Criteria

Yellow (ACD Solution B); Refrigerated or frozen specimens; Specimens in transport longer than 48 hours

Test Volume Required

10 mL Whole Blood (patient and control)

Minimum Test Volume

7 mL Whole Blood (patient and control) (Infants: 3 mL Whole Blood (patient) and 7mL Whole Blood (control)

Processing Instructions

Collect control specimen from a healthy individual unrelated to patient at approximately the same time as and under similar conditions to the patient. Patient and control specimens must be collected within 48 hours of test performance. For patients who are lymphopenic, collection of 10 mL of whole blood, rather than the minimum required volumes, is recommended to increase the likelihood that a sufficient number of lymphocytes can be isolated for testing. Complete an ARUP requisition and submit with specimen room temp. Call Apollo Courier Service for pick up Monday-Friday.