Test Samples that can be Posted to Biolab
If you have access to a centrifuge, serum samples should be separated before posting. Every attempt should be made to ensure that all un-separated blood samples reach the laboratory within 24 hours. Because the laboratory is closed at the weekends blood samples should not be posted on a Friday.
Please be sure to use trace element free tubes for samples for trace element analysis.
Please note: In our experience, whole blood samples that are transported in the cargo-hold of aircraft often arrive haemolysed because they are chilled and sometimes frozen during the flight.
Following is a list of test samples that can be posted to Biolab, with any comments:
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| Acid phosphatase - prostatic | | Gold (SST) |
| ADHD (and similar) profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), 2 x Lavender (EDTA), Gold (SST), Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Adrenal Stress Plus Profile (saliva) | | 4 x saliva samples collected over a 24hr period |
| Adrenal Stress Profile (saliva) | | 4 x saliva samples collected over a 24hr period |
| Albumin | | Gold (SST) |
| Alcohol excess profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), Gold (SST),Navy Blue (EDTA), 2 x Lavender (EDTA) |
| Alcohol excess profile - additional tests | | Yellow (Gold) (SST), green top (heparin) |
| Alkaline phosphatase - bone | | Gold (SST) |
| Aluminium (Al) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Aluminium (Al) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) - IMPORTANT NOTE one tube dedicated to this test which must not be opened before being sent to the Light Box |
| Aluminium (Al) - urine | | Early morning urine/ 24 hour urine sampl,e |
| Amino Acid Profile (6 or 24hr urine) | | Aliquot of 6 or 24 hour urine collection clearly labelled with volume. |
| Anorexia nervosa profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), Gold (SST), blue (trace element free), 2 x Lavender (EDTA) |
| Anorexia nervosa profile - additional tests | | Heparin or EDTA whole blood - must reach lab within 24 hours of collection. |
| Antimony (Sb) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Antimony (Sb) - urine | | Mid-stream/6hr urine sample |
| Antioxidant activity (total & nutritional) | | Gold (SST). |
| Antioxidant Profile | | 2 x Yellow (Gold); 1 x Green (lithium heparin) |
| Arsenic (As) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Arsenic (As) - urine | | Early morning urine (or 24hr urine aliquot) |
| Arthroplasty Blood Toxic Metal Profile | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| B vitamins (funtional bood profile) | | Green (lithium heparin); sample must reach the Laboratory within 24 hrs |
| B12 & Folate profile | | SST (gold top) and EDTA (lavender top) tubes |
| Barium (Ba) - urine | | mid-stream / 24hr urine sample |
| Beryllium (Be) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Beryllium (Be) - urine | | Mid-stream /6 hour urine |
| Beta-cryptoxanthin | | Gold (SST) tube to reach laboratory within 24 hours of collection |
| Bile Acids Total | | Gold (SST) (heparin plasma also acceptable) |
| Biochemistry Profile | | Gold (SST) |
| Biotin | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Burning mouth/mouth ulceration profile | | Green (lithium heparin), Lavender (EDTA), Gold (SST) |
| Burning mouth/mouth ulceration profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin), Gold (SST) - must reach lab within 24 hours of collection. |
| C-Reactive Protein (CRP) | | Gold (SST). Must reach Biolab within 24 hours of collection |
| Cadmium (Cd) - urine | | Early Morning mid-stream urine (or aliquot of 24hr sample) |
| Cadmium(Cd) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Caeruloplasmin | | Gold (SST) |
| Calcium (Ca) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Calcium (Ca) - serum | | Gold (SST) |
| Calcium (Ca) - urine | | Mid Stream Urine/24 hour collection |
| Candida Antibodies | | Gold (SST) |
| Cardiac arrythmias profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), Navy Blue (EDTA), 1 x Lavender (EDTA) |
| Cardiac arrythmias profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Cardiac failure profile | | Gold (SST); Green (lithium heparin) |
| Cardiac failure profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Carotenes (alpha and beta) | | Gold (SST) - protect from light |
| CFS/ME profile | | Navy Blue (EDTA), Gold (SST), 2 xLavender (EDTA), 2 x Green (lithium heparin) |
| Cholesterol | | Gold (SST) |
| Cholesterol Esters | | Gold (SST) |
| Choline (total & free) | | Gold (SST) |
| Chromium (Cr) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Chromium (Cr) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Chromium (Cr) - urine | | Mid stream urine/24 hr urine |
| Cobalt (Co) - Blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Cobalt (Co) - urine | | Mid-stream/24 hour urine sample |
| Cobalt(Co) - Hair | | As for hair element analysis |
| Coeliac/Gluten Screen | | Gold (SST) |
| Coenzyme Q10 | | Gold (SST) |
| Copper (Cu) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Copper (Cu) - urine | | Mid stream urine / 6 hour urine |
| Coronary heart disease profile | | Green (lithium heparin), Yellow (GOLD) SST, Lavender (EDTA) |
| Creatinine - urine | | 24 hr urine / Mid- stream urine |
| Cysteine (plasma) | | Green (heparin) |
| D-Xylose Absorption | | Kit required; 5 hr urine collection |
| Dementia profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Diabetes profile | | Gren (heparin), Navy Blue (EDTA), Gold (SST) & Lavender (EDTA) |
| Diabetes profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) and Gold (SST) - 14 hour fast. |
| DMSA Provocation Test | | 2 x urine samples |
| Drug/nutrient interactions profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), 1 x lavender (EDTA), 1 x Gold (SST) |
| Drug/nutrient interactions profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Electrolytes | | Gold (SST) |
| Eye conditions (degenerative) profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), Lavender (EDTA), Gold (SST) - protect SST from light and deliver within 24 hours. |
| Eye conditions (degenerative) profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Fat soluble vitamin Profile | | Gold (SST); blood sample must be stored in the dark |
| Fatty Acids - Erythrocytes | | Lavender top blood collection tube (EDTA) |
| Ferritin | | Gold (SST) |
| Fibromyalgia profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin) |
| Fluoride - Tap water | | A representative (500 mL) water sample should be collected. Collect the specimen in a plastic container; do not use a glass vessel. |
| Fluoride - urine | | 24hr urine or 2nd void mid-stream urine |
| Folate (red cell) | | Gold (SST); Lavender (EDTA) - heparin IS NOT acceptable |
| Food allergy panel (IgE) | | Gold (SST) |
| Food Sensitivity & Candida IgG Profile (95 foods) | | Finger prick sample or separated serum (SST,gold top tube) |
| Free T3 | | Gold (SST) |
| Free T4 | | Gold (SST) |
| Gamma Glutamyl Transferase | | Yellow (Gold) (SST) |
| Glucose - Plasma | | Grey (fluoride oxalate) |
| Glucose Tolerance test (2.5 hours) | | A special appointment at Biolab is required; patient must attend Biolab for this test; Grey (fluoride oxalate) - 1 sample per time interval |
| Glucose Tolerance Test (5 hours) | | A special appointment at Biolab is required; patient must attend Biolab for this test; ; Grey (fluoride oxalate) - 1 sample per time interval |
| Glutathione - red cells | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Glutathione -S- transferase -serum | | Gold (SST) |
| Glutathione Peroxidase | | Red cells and plasma from heparin blood samples are the sample of choice for GSHPx measurement (tubes available from Biolab on request). If posted, samples must reach us within 24 hours. [Green top, heparin, blood collection tube] |
| Glutathione reductase (RBC) | | 1 x Green (lithium heparin) |
| Growth and poor appetite profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) - 2 hours after protein containing meal. |
| Gut Fermentation Profile | | Fluoride oxalate blood sample. (3ml minimum). |
| Gut Permeability profile | | Aliquot of 6hr urine collection, labelled clearly with collection volume |
| Haematology & Biochemistry | | Gold (SST) , Lavender (EDTA) |
| Haemogoblin | | Lavender (EDTA) |
| Hair mineral & toxic elements | | Please cut the hair from the back of the head, or nape of the neck, close to the scalp. At least 0,.5 grammes of hair is required (about one heaped tablespoon full).
Only the hair up to 1.5" (4cm) from the scalp can be used. |
| HbA1- Glycosylated Haemoglobin | | Lavender (EDTA) |
| HDL | | Gold (SST) |
| Health Risk Profile | | 1 x Navy Blue (EDTA), 1 x green (heparin),1 x yellow (SST), 2 x lavender (EDTA). |
| Health Risk Profile - Extended | | 2 Lavender (EDTA) - inc homocysteine tube for postal samples, 2 x Green (lithium heparin), 1 Navy blue (EDTA) 2 Gold (SST) |
| Helicobater antibodies | | Gold (SST) |
| Histamine | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Homocysteine - plasma | | Lavender (EDTA) tubes containing a special inhibitor (available from Biolab on request). |
| IgE-Total | | Gold (SST) |
| Immunoglobulins (IgG, IgE & IgM) | | Gold (SST) |
| Indicans | | Early Morning Urine |
| Infections (recurrent or severe) profile | | 1x Green (lithium heparin), Gold (SST), 1 x Lavender (EDTA), 1 x Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Infections (recurrent or severe) profile - additional tests | | 1 x Green (lithium heparin) |
| Infertility Hormone Profile (female) | | Gold (SST) |
| Infertility Hormone Profile (male) | | Gold (SST) |
| Infertility profile - additional tests female | | Green (lithium heparin) - must be received within 24 hours of collection |
| Inflammatory arthritis profile | | Lavender (EDTA), Navy Blue (EDTA), Green (lithium heparin), Gold (SST) |
| Inflammatory arthritis profile - additional tests | | Gold (SST) |
| Inhalant allergy panel (IgE) | | Gold (SST) |
| Iodine - urine | | A 24 hour urine collection with an accurate total volume is the preferred sample; alternatively, a 6 hour collection, an early morning urine or a random urine sample can be supplied. |
| Iodine:creatinine ratio (urine) | | MSU |
| Iron (Fe) & TIBC | | Gold (SST) |
| Iron (Fe) - hair | | As for hair analysis |
| Iron (Fe) - serum | | Gold (SST). |
| Iron (Fe) - urine | | Mid-stream urine, or 24 urine collection. |
| Kryptopyrroles | | Mid-stream urine - preferably PM (test kit available from Biolab with ascorbic acid preservative). Protect sample from light. |
| Lactose intolerance test | | Collect a fasting blood sample into a fluoride oxalate blood tube. Give the patient 50 grams of lactose dissolved in water and collect further fluoride oxalate samples at 30 mins, 1hr, 1.5hrs, 2hrs & 2.5 hrs. Label each sample with the time it was taken & patient name. |
| LDH - lactate dehydrogenase | | Gold (SST) |
| Lead (Pb) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Lead (Pb) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Lead (Pb) - urine | | Early morning urine / 6 hr urine sample |
| Liver Function Tests | | Gold (SST) |
| Lutein | | Gold (SST) - protect from light. |
| Lycopene - serum | | Gold (SST) |
| Magnesium (Mg) - Hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Magnesium (Mg) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Magnesium (Mg) - urine | | Mid-stream / 24 hour urine sample |
| Magnesium (Mg) -Red cell | | Gold top (SST) & Green (lithium heparin) |
| Manganese (Mn) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Manganese (Mn) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Manganese (Mn) - urine | | Mid-stream / 6 hour urine sample |
| Menopause (early) profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Mercury (Hg) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Mercury (Hg) - hair | | Use hair analysis profile |
| Mercury (Hg) - Urine | | Early morning mid-stream / 6 hour urine sample |
| Methylmalonic acid (24hr urine) | | 24 hour urine sample |
| Microbial Organic Acids Test (MOAT) | | 10 mL of first morning urine before food or drink is preferred. Patient must avoid apples, grapes (including raisins), pears, cranberries and their juices 24 hours prior to specimen collection. Sample should be frozen if there is a delay before submitting to Biolab. |
| Molybdenum (Mo) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Molybdenum (Mo) - urine | | Mid-stream urine/6 hour urine sample |
| Multiple sclerosis profile | | 1 x Green (lithium heparin), 1 x Navy Blue (EDTA), 1 x Lavender (EDTA), 1 x Gold (SST) |
| Multiple sclerosis profile - additional tests | | Pale blue (sodium citrate) |
| Neuropathy profile - additional tests | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Niacin - RBC NAD Activation | | Green top (Heparin ); Sample must reach the Laboratory within 24hrs (no later than 1pm Fridays). |
| Nickel (Ni) - Blood | | Navy blue (EDTA) |
| Nickel (Ni) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Nickel (Ni) - red cell | | Green top tube (heparin blood) |
| Nickel (Ni) - serum | | Yellow (Gold) (SST) |
| Nickel (Ni) - Urine | | Mid-stream / 6 hour urine |
| Obesity profile | | Navy Blue (EDTA), Green (lithium heparin), lavender (EDTA), Gold (SST) |
| Obesity profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Organic Acids Profile | | Mid-stream early morning urine. |
| Osmolality - urine | | Random urine sample |
| Osteoporosis Profile | | 1 x Gold (SST); 1 x navy blue (EDTA), 1 x green (heparin), 15ml of a second void early morning urine. |
| Osteoporosis profile (extended) | | 1 x navy blue, 2 x Gold (SST); 1 x Green (Heparin , 1 x; Lavender (EDTA) and a mid-stream urine sample. |
| Osteoporosis Urine Mineral Screen | | Urine sample (second void EMU) |
| Paraoxonase | | Green (lithium heparin)/Gold (SST) - Serum or plasma is suitable for paraoxonase measurement. The specimen of choice is whole blood, collected with heparin as an anticoagulant. However, the enzyme is calcium-dependent, so blood collected into other anti-coagulants such as EDTA is unsuitable for assay. |
| Peptides Gluten & Casein (urine) | | EMU (10ml required) |
| Phosphate (P) - urine | | Random urine |
| Phosphorus (P) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Phosphorus (P) - serum | | Gold (SST) |
| Phosphorus (P) - urine | | Mid-stream/24 hour urine sample |
| Plasma Mineral Profie + RBC Mg | | Navy Blue (EDTA), Gold (SST); Green (lithium heparin); |
| Plasma Mineral Profile | | Navy Blue (EDTA), SST (Gold) |
| Porphyrins - urine screen | | Patient has to transfer 2ml of urine to Vacuette tube (yellow top) and return to us in light proof bag (supplied). |
| Potassium (K)- urine | | Mid-stream / 24 hour urine sample |
| Proteins & electrophoresis | | Gold (SST) |
| Psychosis profile | | 2 x Green (lithium heparin), 2 x Gold (SST), 2 x lavender (EDTA), Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Psychosis profile - additional tests | | Green (lithium heparin) |
| Selenium (Se) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Selenium (Se) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Selenium (Se) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Selenium (Se) - red cells | | 2 x navy blue top (EDTA) tubes |
| Selenium (Se) - urine | | Mid-stream / 6hr urine sample |
| Sodium (Na) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Sodium (Na) - plasma | | Gold (SST)or Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Sodium (Na) - urine | | Mid-stream / 24hr urine sample |
| Steatorrhoea and malabsorption profile | | 1 xGold (SST),1 x lavender (EDTA), Navy Blue (EDTA), 1 x Green (lithium heparin) |
| Sulphites | | Early Morning Urine sample |
| Superoxide dismutase (SOD) | | Green (lithium heparin). |
| Tartrate-Resistant Acid Phosphatase(TRAP) | | Gold top tube (SST) |
| Thallium (Tl) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Thallium(Tl) -Urine | | Mid-stream / 6 hour urine sample |
| Thyroid function 1 (TSH & FT4) | | Gold (SST) |
| Thyroid function 2 (TFT1 & thyroid antibodies) | | Gold (SST) |
| Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) | | Gold (SST) |
| Tin (Sn) - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Tin (Sn) - urine | | Mid-stream/6 hour urine sample |
| Total Iron Binding capacity | | Gold (SST) |
| Toxic Elements screen - blood | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Toxic elements screen -urine | | Any urine sample, but ideally a 6 hour collection with total volume. |
| Uranium - urine | | 6 hour / MSU |
| Urinalysis (culture & sensitivity) | | Random urine |
| Urinalysis with Mutistix | | Mid-stream urine |
| Vitamin A (retinol) | | Gold (SST) - protect from light. |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) - transketolase activity | | Green (lithium heparin)- must reach the lab within 24 hours of collection. |
| Vitamin B12 - Serum | | Gold (SST) |
| Vitamin B12 and methylmalonic acid profile | | SST (Gold top tube) |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - glutathione reductase activity | | Green (lithium heparin)- must reach the lab within 24 hours of collection. |
| Vitamin B3-RBC NAD activation (Niacin) | | Green (lithium heparin); Sample must reach the laboratory within 24hrs |
| Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic acid | | Lavender (EDTA) |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) - glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase activity | | Green (lithium heparin)- must reach the lab within 24 hours of collection. |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | | Gold (SST) |
| Vitamin D (25-hydroxy) profile | | Gold (SST) |
| Vitamin E (alpha & gamma tocopherol) | | Gold (SST) |
| Vitamin E - erythrocytes | | Green (lithium heparin) - must reach Biolab within 24 hours of collection |
| Vitamin E profile | | Gold (SST) |
| Vitamin K and PIVKAII profile | | SST (gold top) |
| Vitamin Profile | | Blood sample must be stored in the dark; Gold (SST); Green (lithium heparin);Sample must reach the Laboratory within 24hrs |
| Zinc (Zn) - hair | | Use hair mineral analysis profile |
| Zinc (Zn) - plasma | | Navy Blue (EDTA) |
| Zinc (Zn) - urine | | Mid-stream / 6hr urine |
| Zinc (Zn) challenge Test (3 Hours) | | Navy Blue (EDTA) x 4 (Fasting, 1, 2 & 3hr) |
For further details please contact the laboratory at: lab@xxxxbiolab.co.uk
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