Whole Blood, Serum, and Plasma
Blood products are collected from a wide range of clinical conditions.
All blood products are kept frozen and never allowed to thaw.
All blood products are collected under IRB approval by certified phlebotomists and blood processing is done under strict Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
Whole Blood
ProteoGenex can collect up to 40 mL of whole blood per donor.
- Whole Blood Collection Tube Types:
- K2- or K3-EDTA tubes
- SST tubes
- Sodium (Na) or Lithium (Li) Heparin tubes
- Sodium (Na) Citrate tubes
- PAXgene RNA and DNA tubes
- CPT tubes
ProteoGenex can also provide buffy coat specimens pulled from fractionated blood.
We can also provide whole blood with matching Fresh Frozen or FFPE Tissues.
Whole blood is not collected for regular storage in our Biorepository, but we can easily set up a Custom Collection to meet our customers’ needs.
Serum
ProteoGenex can yield a maximum of ~10-12mL serum per donor per blood draw.
Serum is usually processed from whole blood 2 hours after collection (maximum 4 hours).
We can also provide serum with matching Fresh Frozen or FFPE Tissues.
Standard serum aliquot is 1mL. We do not pool or re-aliquot inventory specimens.
Different aliquot sizes can be collected under a Custom Collection.
Plasma
ProteoGenex can yield a maximum of ~12-15mL plasma per donor per blood draw.
Plasma is usually processed from whole blood 2 hours after collection (maximum 4 hours).
We can also provide plasma with matching Fresh Frozen or FFPE Tissues.
Standard serum aliquot is 1mL. We do not pool or re-aliquot inventory specimens.
- Different aliquot sizes can be collected under a Custom Collection.
Standard anti-coagulant is K2-EDTA or K3-EDTA.
- Plasma specimens with other anticoagulants may also be in stock.
- We can prospectively collect plasma with other anticoagulants upon request.
Call or email our team to discuss your custom project or ask about specimen availability in our extensive biorepository.
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You can also Order Specimens Online.