One 5 mL EDTA (Lavender ) tube or EDTA microtainer.
1.0 mL whole blood (Min: 0.5 mL).

Refrigerated.

Stable for 7 days at 2-8^o C.

Special Chemistry.
Thursday by 0900.

Send whole blood.
Included in the Hemoglobin Electrophoresis Profile.

Special Chemistry.
Thursday by 0900.

Isoelectric focusing and capillary electrophoresis

Results same day.

6 mo. - 1 yr :  <15.0 %
1-2 yr:            <5.0 %
> 2 yr:            <2 %

Reference range must be considered only when hemoglobin variants are absent.