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What if the sample is lipemic or hemolyzed?

April 26, 2017hemolyzed lipemic sample

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What if the sample is lipemic or hemolyzed?

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For the antibody tests in general (2M and AChR antibody), lipemia and hemolysis do not affect the results of testing. However, if a sample is severely lipemic (looks like cream) or hemolyzed (looks like port wine), please draw another sample.