Living donor autocrossmatch (recipient)
- Description
- Flow cytometry analysing IgG binding to recipient T and B lymphocytes from peripheral blood
- Clinical details
- The presence of autoantibodies may give an unexpected positive Living Donor Crossmatch result. Flow cytometric (FCXM) crossmatch tests are used to identify autoantibodies. An autocrossmatch test is performed in living kidney transplantation
- Related condition
- Reference range
- > 2.3 - positive
- Units
- RMF
- Synonyms
- crossmatch auto
- Testing site
- Synnovis : Reference Services : Guy's Hospital
- Laboratory
- Clinical Transplantation Laboratory
- Sample type and volume required
- recipient - 20mls EDTA blood recipient - 5ml clotted blood
- Call in advance
- Call 020 7188 1540 to book in a crossmatch
- Special sample instructions
- samples should be bled on day of testing
- Storage and transport
- UN3373 packaging
- Turnaround time
- 2 days
- 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