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If blood work (serum) is refrigerated before the test can be run, will this effect specificity, sensitivity at all?
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It depends.: This would depend entirely upon the test desired. Some tests must be done immediately while others can be refrigerated or even frozen for long periods of time.
Answered 6/5/2014
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