HLA-B*57:01 status
- Description
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based assay to determine presence or absence of the HLA-B*57:01 allele
- Clinical details
- Screening for HLA-B*57:01 prior to commencing abacavir treatment minimises risk of an adverse drug reaction (HLA associated hypersensitivity reaction)
- Related condition
- Reference range
- none
- Units
- none
- Synonyms
- B57 Abacavir
- Testing site
- Synnovis : Reference Services : Guy's Hospital
- Laboratory
- Clinical Transplantation
- Sample type and volume required
- 10ml EDTA blood
- Call in advance
- No
- Special sample instructions
- none
- Storage and transport
- UN3373 packaging
- Turnaround time
- 1 week
- Time limit for extra tests
- none
- Contacts
Clinical Transplantation Laboratory at Guy’s Hospital
Phone: 020 7188 1540
Clinical Transplantation Laboratory
Guy’s Hospital
Borough Wing – 3rd Floor
Great Maze Pond
London SE1 9RTEmail: gstt.ctl@nhs.net