| Inform lab before sending |
Not usually required, for renal transplant patients the users are reminded to send samples on a 3-monthly basis. For urgent renal patient samples please contact the Consultant Clinical Scientist in the first instance.
Stem cell transplant patients requiring antibody screening, the H&I laboratory will contact the stem cell transplant department to request a sample for analysis
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Specimen type |
Patient:
10ml clotted blood
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Ideal time to take specimen |
Samples are routinely screened for renal patients on a 3 monthly basis with testing taking place in January, April, July, and October. |
Labelling requirements |
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How to take the specimen |
no preservative |
Transport to the laboratory |
see H&I General Information Page |
Test Times |
Renal patient samples are required on a three monthly basis to keep an up to date immunological history for each patient. |
Turnround |
4 weeks |
Additional information |
Patients who test positive for HLA antibodies on this initial screening test will be sent for further antibody characterisation testing in accordance with the H&I renal transplant policy.
The assay uses panels of HLA antigen coated beads coupled to microspheres and analysed using the Luminex platform.
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| Additional Examination Requests |
A primary sample must be received for this test |