Sickle Cell Testing**

Sample type	Blood
Container	EDTA	Click image to enlarge ×
Sample volume	2.7mL
Turnaround time	Sickledex Screen is done same day, Sickle Screen HPLC in OLCHC is 2 weeks
Hospital	CHI at Temple Street
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Laboratory	Haematology
Special precautions / Clinical Comment	Sufficient volume in FBC sample. Test performed only on urgent requests and sample will then be sent to CHI at Crumlin for haemoglobin electrophoresis. Test not available for patients < 6 months. These samples as well as all non-urgent sickle cell screens are sent to CHI at Crumlin for haemoglobin electrophoresis. ** Test not accredited; this does not invalidate the results
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