Vitamin B1, blood-13379

Test info

  
Vitamin B1, blood
  
13379
  
LAB13379
  
VB1
  
B1 vitamin, whole blood
Thiamine
Thiamine, whole blood

  

The assessment of thiamine deficiency

Specimen

  
EDTA whole blood
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediatley following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gentle inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Do not spin or separate
  2. Transfer whole blood to a Screw-cap polypropylene frozen transport vial/tube - 4mL (LabCorp), labelled as EDTA whole blood
  3. Freeze
  

Frozen (strict) - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x6

  
  • Use of anticoagulants other than EDTA plasma

Performance

  
LabCorp Burlington (121186): R-LC
  
Daily
  
4 - 7 days
  

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

66.5−200.0 nmol/L

Billing

  
84425
  
Result 32554-8

Tracking

  
04/11/2019
  
06/13/2023
  
05/30/2023