Deceased donor pretyping (on-call)
- Description
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based assays to determine HLA Class I (HLA-A,B,C) and II (HLA-DRB1,3,4,5 DQB1,DPB1). HLA typing performed to 2 digit (‘serological equivalent') solution.
- Clinical details
- HLA Class I and II typing of potential solid organ donors.
- Related condition
- Reference range
- none
- Units
- none
- Synonyms
- DCD DBD pretype donor urgent
- Testing site
- Synnovis : Reference Services : Guy's Hospital
- Laboratory
- Clinical Transplantation
- Sample type and volume required
- 20mls EDTA blood
- Call in advance
- On call staff must be contacted by the designated SN-OD to request this test prior to sending samples. On call staff must be contacted by a person from Richard Bright Ward as soon as the samples arrive
- Special sample instructions
- Samples must be sent to Richard Bright Ward at Guy's Hospital
- Storage and transport
- UN3373 packaging
- Turnaround time
- 5 hours
- Time limit for extra tests
- none
- Contacts
Clinical Transplantation Department at Guy’s Hospital
Phone: 020 7188 1540
Clinical Transplantation Department
Guy’s Hospital
Borough Wing – 3rd Floor
Great Maze Pond
London SE1 9RT