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| Title | FOLATE, RBC |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>FASTING IS PREFERRED</p>
<p>DRAW LAVENDER/EDTA TUBE/3.0mL WHOLE BLOOD (0.5mL MIN) REFRIGERATED.</p>
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| Methodology | |
| Stability | Room Temp 8 hours; Refrigerated 72 hours; Frozen 14 days |
| Reference Range | By Report* |
| Turnaround | 1 day Performed Mon-Fri |
| Clinical Use | <p>Detect folate deficiency; monitor therapy with folate; evaluate megaloblastic and macrocytic anemia</p> |
| Test Code | RBCF |
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