Specimen Requirements
Title
HLA B51, (Behcet’s Disease Association Test)
Specimen Requirement
Collect 2 lavender EDTA (1 full lavender minimum), send whole blood room temperature.
Methodology
HLA results are obtained using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). Supplemental procedures based on Sanger sequence based typing (SBT) may be used as needed to obtain the required resolution.
Stability
Room Temperature: 7 days, Refrigerated & Frozen: Unacceptable
Reference Range
The reference range is determined by the performing laboratory and will show on the report.
Turnaround
3-7 days
Clinical Use
Test Code
HLABM