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|'''Synonym(s)'''
|'''Synonym(s)'''
|AFP, α-FetoProtein, α-FP, tumour, tumor
|AFP, alpha fetoprotein, α-FP, α-FetoProtein, tumour, tumor
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|'''Specimen'''
|'''Tube/Container Type'''
|4 mL Lithium Heparin (green top) or SST (gold top)
|4 mL green top, gold top or red top
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|'''Paediatric Specimen'''
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|0.5 mL Brown, yellow, or green top
|0.5 mL Paediatric brown or yellow tube
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|'''Sample Type'''
|Plasma or Serum (Clotted or LH)
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|'''Minimum Volume'''
|250uL plasma or serum
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|'''Registration Code'''
|AFP
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|'''Add-on conditions'''
|'''Add-on conditions'''
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|'''Department'''
|'''Department'''
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
|Biochemistry, (06) 878 1308 ext. 2448
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|'''Registration Code'''
|AFP
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|'''Deletion Code'''
|'''Deletion Code'''
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|'''Useful Information'''
|'''Useful Information'''
|Click Here
|[https://www.pathologytestsexplained.org.au/ptests.php?q=AFP+%28Alpha+fetoprotein%29 Click Here]
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|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''
|'''Measurement Uncertainty'''

Latest revision as of 20:04, 31 March 2026

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 Click Here
Measurement Uncertainty Available upon request
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