
Sample type: Plasma
Test name: C-Peptide (Transplant only)
Condition / Indication: Used for monitoring islet cell transplant patients
Special precautions & notes: Samples must reach the laboratory within 24 hours of collection. Aliquot, freeze and send to referral laboratory frozen.
Container: EDTA (Lavender top)
Ideal volume (mL): 5ml
Referred outside NBT for analysis? Yes
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Section: Automated Laboratory
Turnaround time: 1 week
Referral location: Blood Sciences - Level 2 Area A, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Barrack Road, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, EX2 5AD