Apologies to all for my forgetting to specify the temperature at which I
store our AFP patient aliquots. Long term storage is at -80C but for
shorter term usage storage is up to four months plus at -20C (without any
deterioration).
Peadar.
Peadar McGing wrote:
>
> tox.rbh wrote:
> >
> > How stable is AFP? Will a two month old sample (kept at -20°C) give
> > reliable results.
> >
> > Paul Robinson
> > Royal Berkshire Hospital
> > Reading
>
> Paul,
> We use patient pools as part of our internal QC for tumour markers. I
> have not seen any deterioration in AFP serum samples stored frozen for at
> least a year.
>
> --
> Dr Peadar McGing,
> Principal Biochemist,
> Biochemistry Dept, Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
> Tel: (+353 1)8032080; Fax: (+353 1)8034781.
--
Dr Peadar McGing,
Principal Biochemist,
Biochemistry Dept, Mater Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Tel: (+353 1)8032080; Fax: (+353 1)8034781.
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