Specimen Requirements

Preferred Collection Container: 

Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable Collection Container: 

Yellow (ACD-A or ACD-B)
Pink (K2EDTA)

Collection Information: 

Collect blood in a lavender (EDTA) tube. Yellow ACD A or B and Pink (EDTA) is also acceptable. This test requires it's own collection tube (sharing between departments is NOT acceptable).

Transport Information: 

Transport original tube at room temperature. A separate EDTA (lavender-top) tube must be submitted for all HLA testing. HLA-B27 testing requires its own specimen separate and cannot be shared with other laboratory sections. Do not open tube.

Minimum Sample Volume: 

3.0 mL of whole blood

Unacceptable Conditions: 

Aliquot, unlabeled or mislabeled samples will be rejected. HLA will determine specimen acceptability for reasons other than unlabeled/mislabeled.

Stability Comments: 

All specimens will be evaluated by the Histocompatibility Department for test suitability.