Anti-HLA Antibody (Blood)

Referring Laboratory

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Testing Laboratory

New Zealand Blood Service Reference Lab Auckland

Department

Blood Bank

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

NA

Specimen Type

• Whole Blood

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• Please refer to Additional Information below
• Plain (Red Top)

Acceptable

• Please refer to Additional Information below
• SST II (Gold Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

7

Specimen Collection
Anti-coagulant tube should NOT be used.

Diagnostic Use and Interpretation
HLA antibodies are most commonly implicated in solid organ transplant rejection and platelet transfusion refractoriness. They are also tested for when a patient is being worked up for solid organ or haematopoietic stem cell transplant, to assess compatible with a potential donor.

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