HLA typing for disease association

Referred to Histocompatability & Immunogenetics laboratory, NHS Blood and Transplant, Tooting Centre, 75 Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RB
 

Alternative names, keywords

HLA A29, HLA-B51, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DQB1*06:02

Samples required

6 mL EDTA blood requested (purple cap/ black cap ring, 4 mL tube). Smaller tubes are available for paediatric samples.

Test indications

Disease associations:

HLA-B51 - Behcet’s disease

HLA-A29 - Birdshot retinopathy

HLA-DQB1 - Narcolepsy

Reference range

Interpretive report.

Turnaround time

2 weeks

Enquiries

Haematology (Immunohaematology)