HLA A,B,C CWD Resolution

CPT: 81379
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Expected Turnaround Time

3 - 7 days


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Specimen Requirements


Specimen

Whole blood


Volume

7 mL


Minimum Volume

3 mL


Container

Lavender-top (EDTA) tube


Storage Instructions

Maintain specimen at room temperature; protect from extreme heat or cold. Do not freeze.


Causes for Rejection

Hemolyzed specimen; clotted specimen; wrong specimen container


Test Details


Use

HLA antigens may be correlated with certain disease states or other clinical conditions. Indicate in clinical information which antigen(s) is of interest. Also used for screening of transplant candidates and potential donors, transfusion of specifically compatible blood products, among others.

CWD resolution typing for HLA will meet the following criteria:

1. The typing must contain only one unambiguously assigned genotype, or

2. The typing may contain multiple alternative genotypes if one includes two Common and Well Documented (CWD) alleles and the others do not include any CWD allele. Alleles that encode identical protein sequences in the antigen recognition site (ARS) will not be resolved even if they are CWD.

3. Rare or unusual allele combinations may not be ruled out.

4. Allele codes will be reported to include those alleles that are not ruled out.

Common and well documented alleles are defined by Cano et al1 and Mack et al.2


Limitations

This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


Methodology

Sequence-based typing (SBT), sequence oligonucleotide probes (SSOP), and/or sequence-specific primers (SSP) as needed to obtain the required resolution.


Footnotes

1. Cano P, Klitz W, Mack SJ, et al. Common and well-documented HLA alleles: Report of the ad-hoc committee of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Hum Immunol. 2007 May; 68(5):392-417. 17462507
2. Mack SJ, Cano P, Hollenbach JA, et al. Common and Well-Documented HLA Alleles: 2012 Update to the CWD Catalogue. Tissue Antigens. 2013 Apr; 81(4):194-203. 23510415

LOINC® Map

Order Code Order Code Name Order Loinc Result Code Result Code Name UofM Result LOINC
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 019414 HLA-A 13298-5
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 019415 HLA-A 13298-5
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 167339 HLA-B 57291-7
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 167341 HLA-B 57291-7
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 019430 HLA-C 42664-3
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 019431 HLA-C 42664-3
167131 HLA A,B,C (CWD) 167384 HLA Methodology 49549-9

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