HLA Typing for B*27 (HLA B27)
- Description
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) based assay to determine the presence or absence of HLA-B*27 (HLA B27)
- Clinical details
- The presence or absence of HLA-B*27 is used in the differential diagnosis of a number of inflammatory diseases (spondylarthropathies) including: Ankylosing Spondylitis, reactive arthritis (Reiter's Disease) and uveitis
- Related condition
- Reference range
- none
- Units
- none
- Synonyms
- HLA B27 B*27
- 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
- 2 weeks
- 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