14 days
Solid Phase Single Antigen Bead (SAB) with Luminex® flow technology
Collect specimen prior to dialysis - if applicable. Do not collect if patient has received antithymocyte globulin, OKT3, or alemtuzumab (Campath) recently. These drugs may cause false-positive results.
Accredited NRL Laboratory
Once a week
Detects anti-HLA antibodies that can cause transplant rejection.
Serum
1 mL
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 7 days post centrifugation |
14 days
Solid Phase Single Antigen Bead (SAB) with Luminex® flow technology
Collect specimen prior to dialysis - if applicable. Do not collect if patient has received antithymocyte globulin, OKT3, or alemtuzumab (Campath) recently. These drugs may cause false-positive results.
Accredited NRL Laboratory
Once a week
Detects anti-HLA antibodies that can cause transplant rejection.
Serum
1 mL
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 7 days post centrifugation |