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Aquaporin 4 (NMO)
Test Name Aquaporin 4 (NMO)
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Collect sample in gold top (SST) tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Special Instructions: Specimen must be labelled properly. Sperate as soon and possible and send refrigrated. Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Avoid repeat freeze/Thaw cycles. Stability: Stable 6hrs at room temperature refrigerated for 14 days 2-8°C and frozen at or below -20°C for 30 days. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 7-10 days	Test Utilization
Reference Value Negative
Test Code AQP4	Methodology Indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) on fixed transfected cells
Testing Location Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROSJ03)	Other Information Last Updated: November 07, 2019

Aquaporin 4 (NMO)

Aquaporin 4 (NMO)

Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Collection Instructions: Collect sample in gold top (SST) tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Special Instructions: Specimen must be labelled properly. Sperate as soon and possible and send refrigrated.

Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Avoid repeat freeze/Thaw cycles.

Stability: Stable 6hrs at room temperature refrigerated for 14 days 2-8°C and frozen at or below -20°C for 30 days.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.

7-10 days

Negative

AQP4

Indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) on fixed transfected cells

Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROSJ03)

Last Updated: November 07, 2019