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CSF Myelin Basic Protein
Test Code*
Alias/See Also
CSF MBP
Preferred Specimen
CSF Tube
Minimum Volume
1.2 mL CSF
Instructions
Do not centrifuge.
Refrigerate CSF and send refrigerated or freeze CSF specimens -20° C or lower and send frozen
Blood contamination and hemolysis may interfere with results. CSF must be clear. Submitting collection tube #4 minimizes blood contamination.
Refrigerate CSF and send refrigerated or freeze CSF specimens -20° C or lower and send frozen
Blood contamination and hemolysis may interfere with results. CSF must be clear. Submitting collection tube #4 minimizes blood contamination.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerate
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 21 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 21 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Xanthochromia/RBCs/hemolysis in CSF
Clinical Significance
Send Outs
Performing Laboratory
Quest San Juan Capistrano