Bloodworks Northwest Laboratories

Test Descriptions

Most HLA testing, particularly HLA testing for transplantation, involves performing a number of different tests. Persons requesting HLA testing should refer to Profile Descriptions to determine the tests to be ordered and the specimen requirements.

• Lymphocyte Crossmatch
• HLA Antibody Detection
• HLA Antibody Specificity
• HLA Antibody Specificity-Monitoring (DSA Donor-Specific Antibody)
• HLA Class I (A,B,C) Typing
• HLA Class II (DR, DQ) Typing
• HLA-A2 or A*02:01 Typing
• HLA-A29 Typing (Birdshot Retinopathy association)
• HLA-B*15:02 Typing (Carbamazepine hypersensitivity)
• HLA-B27 Typing (Ankylosing Spondylitis, other arthropathies)
• HLA-B51 Typing (Behcet’s Disease association)
• HLA-B*57:01 Typing (Abacavir hypersensitivity)
• HLA-B*58:01 Typing (Allopurinol hypersensitivity)
• HLA-DQB1/DQA1 Typing (Celiac association)
• HLA-DQB1*06:02 Typing (Narcolepsy association)
• High Resolution Typing HLA-A
• High Resolution Typing HLA-B
• High Resolution Typing HLA-C
• High Resolution Typing HLA-DRB1
• High Resolution Typing HLA-DRB3/DRB4/DRB5
• High Resolution Typing HLA-DQB1
• High Resolution Typing HLA-DQA1
• High Resolution Typing HLA-DPB1
• High Resolution Typing HLA-DPA1
• Specimen Processing/Storage (Cells)
• Specimen Processing/Storage (Serum)