Immunology
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Stranded DNA (dsDNA) Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | DNAE - Daily, Monday to Friday DNAC = Batch Basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific IgG | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific IgE | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oligoclonal banding | Blood and CSF | Universal containing a minimum of 300ul of CSF and one 5ml red. | Once weekly on a batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phospholipase A2 Receptor Antibody | Serum | 5ml Red | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEX2 Component Allergy Testing | Clotted Blood | 5ml Red. | Monthly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cytokine Analysis | Clotted Blood | 5ml Red | Batch basis. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Leukocyte B27 | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (CCP) Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-2 Glycoprotein 1 Antibodies (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiolipin Antibodies (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connective Tissue Disease (CTD) Screen | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complement Function | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haptoglobin Level | Clotted Blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cryoglobulin | Clotted blood & plasma (both maintained at 37 degrees Celcius) | 5ml Red. & 4ml Purple EDTA. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-cell Proliferation | Concentrated Suspension of Mononuclear Cells | BD Vacutainer® CPT Mononuclear Cell Preparation Tube - Sodium Citrate | By Arrangement Only |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrophoresis (Urine) | Urine | 25ml Universal | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatoid Factor | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin A (IgA) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin G (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin M (IgM) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transferrin | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complement C3 and C4 | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha-1-Antitrypsin | Clotted Blood | 5ml Red | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-2-Microglobulin | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caeruloplasmin | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autoimmune Encephalitis Panel | Serum sample and/or CSF | Serum sample and/or CSF 5ml red. and/or universal containing a minimum of 200ul of CSF | Batch Basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myeloperoxidase Antibodies (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily, Monday to Friday. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proteinase 3 Antibodies (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitochondrial Antibodies (MITA) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Indirect Immunofluorescence daily Monday to Friday and follow on Liver Immunoblot is performed on a batch basis. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liver/Kidney Microsome Antibodies (LKM) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Indirect Immunofluorescence Daily Monday to Friday and follow on Liver Immunoblot on a batch basis. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Muscle Antibodies (SMA) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parietal Cell Antibodies (PCA) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myositis Antibody Screen | Clotted Blood | 5ml Red | Batch Basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraneoplastic Antibodies | Blood | 5ml Red | Batch Basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin E (IgE) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) IgA | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday-Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryptase | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Batch basis, usually once a week. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Function) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Once every 2 weeks |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannose Binding Lectin | Serum | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complement Components | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interferon Gamma (Functional) | Blood | 4ml Purple (ETDA) | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein antibodies (MOG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voltage Gated Calcium Channel Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiopurine Methyl Transferase (TPMT) | EDTA (Blood) | 4ml Purple EDTA | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Muscle Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovarian Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuromyelitis (NMO) Optica Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islet Cell antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myelin Associated Glycoprotein Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle Specific Tyrosine Kinase Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulin antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ganglioside Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenal Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraprotein (Urine) | Urine (early morning sample) | A minimum of 15mls of urine in a Universal Container | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soluble CD163 (sCD163) | Random Urine | 25mls of urine in a Universal Container | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interleukin 6 (IL-6) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interferon-Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) | Blood | Contact Laboratory | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glutamic Acid Decarboxyalse (GAD) Antibody | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific Response to Haemophilus Influenza Type b capsular polysaccharide (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific Response to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharide (Total IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific Response to Tetanus Toxoid (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Nephritic Factor | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circulating Skin Antibodies (IgG) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Once weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocyte Adhesion Molecules | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD25 (Interleukin 2 Receptor alpha) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Batch basis |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endomysial Antibodies (IgA), EMA | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Batch Analysis, usually once weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Endomysial Antibodies (IgG), EMA | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Batch basis, usually once a week. |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin Biopsy | 3mm Peri-Lesional Punch Biopsy | Universal containing Saline Moistened Gauze | Once weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxidative Burst by Flow Cytometry (OBFC) | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA. for patient sample and travel control | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSF Neurodegeneration Biomarker Assay | CSF | 10 ml Sterile Polypropylene Tube | Monthly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin Subclass 4 (IgG4) | Clotted blood | Red 5ml | Weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary Casts | Random Urine (<24 hours old) | 25mls of urine in a Universal Container | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin G (IgG) Subclasses | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Twice weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains (Serum) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraprotein (Serum) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunofixation (Urine) | Urine (early morning sample) | A minimum of 15mls of urine in a Universal Container | Daily, Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immunofixation (Serum) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red. | Daily |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrophoresis (Serum) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 Esterase Inhibitor (Level) | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Once weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Negative T-Cells | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-Cell Quantitiation by Flow Cytometry | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-Cell and Natural Killer (NK) Cell Quantitiation by Flow Cytometry | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naive and Effector T-Cells | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class-Switched Memory B cells (CSMB) and CD21 Low B-Cells | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Phenotyping | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basophil Histamine Release Test | Serum | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| IgA Antibodies | Clotted blood | 5ml Red | Samples referred weekly |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naive and Memory B-Cells | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transitional B-Cells | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |
| Name | Specimen type | Sample container & volume | Frequency of analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-Cell Activation Markers | Blood | 4ml Purple EDTA | Daily Monday to Friday |