Sample Types

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Name Test ID Prefix Sample Prefix Description Currently generated
Chemistry xchm chm Chemistry, Lipids, CRP, Bilirubin. Generally for outside testing and not stored at BRI. Yes
AIRArg xar ar Plasma intended for AirArg metabolic timepoints (DCRP) No
AIRMax xag ag Serum intended for AIRMax metabolic timepoints (DCRP) Yes
AIRMax xax ax Serum intended for AIRMax metabolic timepoints (DCRP) No
BAL xba ba Bronchoalveolar Lavage Yes
Buccal Swab DNA xbd bd DNA from a buccal swab, older samples No
C-Peptide xcpep cpep Plasma intended for c-peptide testing (DCRP) Yes
CBC xcbc cbc Plasma intended for CBC testing Yes
DNA xdn dn DNA, from buccal swab or blood. Use the Tube Type parameter to determine which. Yes
Glucose xglu glu Plasma intended for glucose testing Yes
GST xgs gs Glucagon stimulation testing No
HbA1c xhb hb Plasma intended for Hba1C testing Yes
IVGTT xig ig Plasma intended for IVGTT metabolic timepoints (DCRP) Yes
LPL xlp lp GI Tissue Yes
MLNC xmc mc GI Tissue Yes
MMTT xmt mt Plasma intended for MMTT metabolic timepoints (DCRP) Yes
OGTT xog og Plasma intended for OGTT metabolic timepoints (DCRP) Yes
PBMC xpb pb Periphiral blood mononoclear cells Yes
Plasma xpl, xph, plh pl, ph, plh Plasma Yes
Proinsulin xpin pin Plasma intended for proinsulin testing (DCRP) Yes
Quantiferon xqfe qfe Quantiferon Yes
RBC xrc rc Red Blood Cells No
RandomFasting xrf rf Plasma sample for outside testing of metabolic data (DCRP) No
RNA xrn rn RNA Yes
Serum xse, xsr se, sr Serum samples Yes
Synovial Fluid xsf sf Synovial Fluid Yes
Synovial Fluid Mononuclear Cells xsfmc sfmc Synovial Fluid Mononuclear Cells Yes
Synovial Fluid Mononuclear Fluid xsfmc - Synovial Fluid Mononuclear Fluid Yes
Synovial Tissue xst st Synovial Tissue Yes
T-Cell xtcl tcl T-cell No
Tissue xti ti Tissue Yes
Urine xun un Urine Yes
Whole Blood xwb wb Whole Blood Yes
Saphenous Vein Tissue xsv sv Saphenous Vein Tissue Yes
Nodule tissue xtin tin Nodule tissue Yes
Fingerstick RNA xfs fs Fingerstick RNA Yes
Tru Culture xtc tc Tru Culture Yes
Viral test xvt vt Viral test Yes
Nodule Tissue xtin tin Nodule Tissue No
Insulin xin in Insulin Yes
Glucagon xgg gg Glucagon Yes
Smart Tube Whole Blood xswb swb Smart Tube Whole Blood Yes
ETSU xets ets Sputum Swab ETSU Yes
ETVR xetv etv Sputum Swab ETVR Yes
ETPR xetp etp Sputum Swab ETPR Yes
ETCE xetc etc Sputum Swab ETCE Yes
Supernatant xsup sup Yes
Nasal swab xnsw nsw Nasal swab cells Yes