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|'''Test'''
|AlphaFetoProtein
|-
|'''Synonym(s)'''
|AFP, alpha fetoprotein, α-FP, α-FetoProtein, tumour, tumor
|-
|'''Tube/Container Type'''
|4 mL green top, gold top or red top
|-
|'''''
|0.5 mL Paediatric brown or yellow tube
|-
|'''Sample Type'''
|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
|-
|'''Minimum Volume''' 
|250uL plasma or serum
|-
|'''Registration Code'''
|AFP
|-
|'''Add-on conditions'''
|24 hours @ 4°C
|-
|'''Test Availability'''
|Mon - Fri 0800 - 1700
|-
|'''Turnaround Time'''
|Hastings 1 - 2.5 hours / Central HB 6 - 8 hours / Wairoa 12 hours
|-
|'''Where analysed'''
|Hastings
|-
|'''Department'''
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
|-
|'''Deletion Code'''
|3308
|-
|'''Useful Information'''
|[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests.php?q=AFP+%28Alpha+fetoprotein%29 Click Here]
|-
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|Available upon request
|}
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[[Category:Biochemistry]]