Lab Information Manual

Laboratory:

Clinical Immunology

Test Name:

HLA TYPING - (B)

Test Code: None

Clinical Information:

Recipients and potential donors (Living or Deceased) for solid organ transplant (kidney, lung, heart, pancreas, kidney/pancreas, other) purposes .

HLA Typing and the subsequent matching with a potential donor is one of the tests that is used to determine recipient donor compatibility. Recipients must be determined to be a candidate for evaluation by the applicable transplant program. Requests for HLA Typing on recipients or potential donors must be ordered by the applicable transplant program.

HLA Typing on a Living Donor includes a Virtual Crossmatch with their intended recipient.

Collection Devices:

Preferred Device:	2 - EDTA 4 mL NO GEL Tube(s) - Full Tube Collection EDTA 4 mL NO GEL Tube(s) - Full Tube Collection Manufacturer: Becton Dickinson & Company Catalogue #: 367861
Alternate Device:	2 - ACD Solution A - 8.5 mL Tube(s) - Full Tube Collection ACD Solution A - 8.5 mL Tube(s) - Full Tube Collection Manufacturer: Becton Dickinson Catalogue #: 364606

Specimen Required:

Whole Blood: 8.0 mL

Pediatric Whole Blood: 4.0 mL

Phone Transplant Immunology Laboratory (204) 789-1143 before collecting specimen.

Ambient: 7 days

Refrigerated: 7 days

Frozen: Do not freeze

Referral:

Whole Blood: 8.0 mL

Pediatric Whole Blood: 4.0 mL

Shipping & Storage: Phone Transplant Immunology Lab at (204) 789-1143 before collecting sample. Ship at room temperature to arrive within 5 days of collection.

Testing Laboratory (MB): Health Sciences Centre Transplant Immunology Laboratory

Requisition:

_SH Transplant Immunology Test Requisition/Report (R250-10-63)

Reference Values:

Reference Intervals: A descriptive report will be sent.

Availability:

Stat or Routine