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* **EDTA samples** are collected in vacutainers with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid|EDTA]] anticoagulants used to prevent clot formation both in vitro and in vivo, in order to maintain blood in the fluid state for hematological testing or to obtain suitable plasma for coagulation and clinical chemistry analyses. | * **EDTA samples** are collected in vacutainers with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylenediaminetetraacetic_acid|EDTA]] anticoagulants used to prevent clot formation both in vitro and in vivo, in order to maintain blood in the fluid state for hematological testing or to obtain suitable plasma for coagulation and clinical chemistry analyses. | ||
* **Heparin samples** are collected in vacutainers with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heparin|sodium heparin]] as an anticoagulant in order to prepare heparinized whole blood. | * **Heparin samples** are collected in vacutainers with [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heparin|sodium heparin]] as an anticoagulant in order to prepare heparinized whole blood. | ||
- | * **Citrate samples** are collected in vacutainers with citric acid, a reversible anticoagulant to enable coagulation assays. | + | * **Citrate samples** are collected in vacutainers with citric acid, a reversible anticoagulant to enable coagulation assays (only available from [[1A visit 2|1A]]). |
* **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_coat|Buffy coat]] samples** are collected from the fraction of an anticoagulated blood sample that contains most of the white blood cells and platelets, using density gradient centrifugation. | * **[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_coat|Buffy coat]] samples** are collected from the fraction of an anticoagulated blood sample that contains most of the white blood cells and platelets, using density gradient centrifugation. | ||
- | * **[[Cryopreserved white blood cells|PMBC's]]** - peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes isolated from whole blood. | ||
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- | All blood sample types except for PCMB's are available for virtually all participants that participated in [[1A visit 2]] and [[2A visit 2]]. | ||
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