Sample type: Whole Blood

Test name: HLA type(A,B,C)Class I

Condition / Indication: Individual locus or all three loci can be tested for. For disease association (not diagnostic) and organ matching for transplantation.

Container: Citrate (Yellow top) or EDTA (lavender top)

Ideal volume (mL): 8 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Immunology

Section: Tissue Typing

Turnaround time: 28 working days

Method:

DNA test by PCR-SSO and or RT-PCR .

Further information: EQA: UK NEQAS for H&I: Scheme 4A2 HLA Typing to 1st Field Resolution