Blood Samples

Blood samples can be sent to us during the year at any time. Please refer to the following instructions and FAQ below.

WHAT IS THE TEST?

If you are concerned about pigeon lung allergy we strongly advise you to discuss this with your GP first. A diagnosis of pigeon lung is made by your doctor and the blood test result is only a part of this decision.

The blood test that we provide is now widely available in Hospital Service laboratories so your GP might prefer to use these familiar services instead.

If there is no local service and your GP approves and takes a blood sample we can provide this blood test in our research lab.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Please contact Dr Charles McSharry (charles.mcsharry@glasgow.ac.uk)

BASIC INSTRUCTIONS:

We require all blood samples to be sent to us in our blood collection packs - the blood collection pack will contain all the instructions you will need.

Note: if you provide us with an email address, the result will also be sent via email which will be quicker.

THE LAB ADDRESS

For samples that are not in the collection pack - please note we require you to contact us if you wish to send blood without the blood collection pack: LAB ADDRESS:
Dr McSharry
B4/30
Level 4
Sir Graeme Davies Building
120 University Place
University of Glasgow,
GLASGOW, G12 8TA, UK

CAN I SEND FROM OVERSEAS?

You can send your blood sample to us from any country. The quicker you can get it to us the better, from most countries it is possible to use a 3 day service which works well.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

The test is done free of charge, but if you do wish to contribute, please make all cheques payable to 'British Pigeon Fanciers Medical Research Trust.' and include them with your sample. Any donations are gratefully received.

HOW LONG SHOULD I EXPECT TO WAIT?

The samples will be processed as quickly as possible. If you have not heard from us 1 month after sending to us, please contact us

CAN I PHONE?

Please email us or use the contact form on the contacts page - this is the quickest way that we can direct your enquiry to the right person. If you don't have access to email / web, you can call us on our admin contact number 07855 387474.