Haematology

Routine work is performed during the normal Monday to Friday working week, unless requested urgently.  If received by the laboratory during the weekend or late on a Friday afternoon, 2 days may need to be added to the times quoted.

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Thalassemia Studies – Haemoglobin A2 and Haemoglobin F

(brief description of test, what its used for)

Sample Requirements

Sample type:

Sample volume: 3.4ml

Tube type:  EDTA

Special sample instructions: (e.g. fasting, needs to be kept cold, ring lab to book etc)

Turnaround time: 3days

Reference ranges:

Haemoglobin A2:  1.5 – 3.1 %

Haemoglobin F: 0.2 – 1.0 %

Department: (e.g. blood sciences.  Also details of if sent to reference lab or tested locally on site.)

Specimen labelling: