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Tests:Transferrin, Serum
Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE: Transferrin, Serum}} Full Test List Biochemistry Tests {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" | === ''Overview'' === |- |Department |Biochemistry |- |Test Code | |- |Constituent Tests |Iron Studies |- |Synonyms |Iron Binding Protein |- |Turnaround Time |2 – 6 hours |- |Stability – Add test | |- ! colspan="2" | === ''Specimen Requirements'' === |- |Specimen Type |Serum Plasma |- |Specimen Transportation | |- |Preferred |6 mL P..." |
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Transferrin is routinely performed as part of Iron Studies, not performed as an individual test. | |||
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|Test Code | |Test Code | ||
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|Synonyms | |Synonyms | ||
|Iron Binding Protein | |Iron Binding Protein | ||
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|Availability | |||
|Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours | |||
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|Turnaround Time | |Turnaround Time | ||
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== | == Specimen Requirements == | ||
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|Specimen | |Specimen | ||
|Serum | |Serum | ||
Plasma | Plasma | ||
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|Preferred | |Preferred | ||
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|4 mL Li-Hep <span style="background:#3cb371"> Green-Top </span> | |4 mL Li-Hep <span style="background:#3cb371"> Green-Top </span> | ||
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| | |Unacceptable | ||
|Moderately and grossly haemolysed samples | |||
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|Specimen Transportation | |||
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|Paediatric Requirements | |||
|Full <span style="background:#99e6b3"> Li-Hep Microtainer </span> | |Full <span style="background:#99e6b3"> Li-Hep Microtainer </span> | ||
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=== ''Aliquot Requirements'' === | === ''Aliquot Requirements'' === | ||
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|Test Method | |Test Method | ||
| | |Abbott Alinity c series analyser. | ||
Immunoturbidimetric assay. | |||
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|Advanced Notice | |Advanced Notice | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:11, 30 January 2026
Transferrin is routinely performed as part of Iron Studies, not performed as an individual test.
Overview | |||||||||
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| Department | Biochemistry | ||||||||
| Test Code | PIS | ||||||||
| Synonyms | Iron Binding Protein | ||||||||
| Availability | Monday - Sunday, testing routinely available out of hours | ||||||||
| Turnaround Time | 2 – 6 hours | ||||||||
| Stability – Add test | |||||||||
Specimen Requirements | |||||||||
| Specimen | Serum
Plasma | ||||||||
| Preferred | 6 mL Plain Red-Top | ||||||||
| Acceptable | 4 mL Li-Hep Green-Top | ||||||||
| Unacceptable | Moderately and grossly haemolysed samples | ||||||||
| Specimen Transportation | |||||||||
| Paediatric Requirements | Full Li-Hep Microtainer | ||||||||
Aliquot Requirements | |||||||||
| Sample | |||||||||
| Preferred Volume | |||||||||
| Minimum Volume | |||||||||
| Aliquot Transportation | |||||||||
Clinical Information | |||||||||
| Reference Intervals |
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| Test Method | Abbott Alinity c series analyser.
Immunoturbidimetric assay. | ||||||||
| Advanced Notice | Not required | ||||||||
| Patient Preparation | Not required | ||||||||
Comments | |||||||||
| Owner | Clair Crossley (Crossley1) |
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| Last reviewed | 30.01.2026 |
| Next review | 30.01.2027 (OK) |