Specimen Requirements
Title
Thiopurine Metabolites (6-TG/6-MMP)
Specimen Requirement
A trough specimen is required (collected within 1 hour prior to the next dose).
Draw blood in a lavender EDTA tube/5.0ml WHOLE BLOOD (2.5 mL min) refrigerated.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temp: 24 Hours; Refrigerated: 5 days
Reference Range
BY REPORT*
Turnaround
4-6 days Tuesday-Saturday
Clinical Use
Test Code
6MPRW