Tissue Typing
Also known as : [HLA-B27 Immunology]
Tests performed by the NZBS-N Tissue Typing laboratory, contact: (09) 523 5731
HLA-B27 Typing
Specimen:
1 x 10 mL CPD tube
Do not separate or refrigerate specimens.
Tissue Typing (CPDA) tubes are available on request from Out-Patient's Laboratory.
Specific volumes of blood to be collected on advice from NZBS-N, Tissue Typing Department.
Full clinical particulars and patient's race must be indicated on request form.
Tests performed by the NZBS-N Tissue Typing laboratory, contact: (09) 523 5731
Full Organ Transplant work up
SPECIMEN:
4 x 10 mL blood into CPDA tubes
1 x 10 mL plain tube
1 x 6 mL EDTA tube
Do not separate or refrigerate specimens.
Tissue Typing (CPDA) tubes are available on request from Out-Patient's Laboratory.
Specific volumes of blood to be collected on advice from NZBS-N, Tissue Typing Department.
Full clinical particulars and patient's race must be indicated on request form.
DIRECT MATCH (Transplant crossmatch - live related/unrelated):
SPECIMEN:
Recipient:
4 x 10 mL blood into CPDA tubes
1 x 10 mL plain tube
Donor:
4 x 10 mL blood into CPDA tubes
1 x 10 mL plain tube
- Prior booking with Tissue Typing laboratory required (09-523 5731).
DISEASE ASSOCIATION: (B27, coeliac, narcolepsy, B57)
SPECIMEN:
10 mL blood. CPDA tube.
REFERENCE INTERVAL:
Approximately 8% of the NZ Caucasian population are HLA-B27 positive. The B27 antigen is not related to the normal population. The frequency of the antigen is dependent on the ethnic population. DIAGNOSTIC USE:
- There are now 11 alleles of B27, B*2701-B*27011
- HLA-B27 Lymphocytotoxicity at NZBS-N - daily.
For further information contact theTissue Typing Laboratory, NZBS-N, (09) 523 5731.
TRANSPLANT TRAY
SPECIMEN:
This analysis is performed once a month. The specimen must be received by 20th of each month, and must be fully labelled with FULL NAME, PATIENT NUMBER, DATE OF BIRTH, and DATE OF COLLECTION.
Last updated at 16:24:15 06/10/2009