Laboratory Services
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Transplantation Immunology Testing
Infectious Disease Serology and Molecular Virology Testing
Immunohematology and Immunogenetics Testing
Transplantation Immunology Testing
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Laboratory Test Menu |
Clinical Services |
| HLA Tissue Typing - determination of tissue type by DNA-based methods | Organ Recipients - tissue typing. blood typing and antibody analysis for matching purposes |
| HLA Antibody Analysis - measurements of immunological reactivity using ELISA technology | Living Organ Donors - evaluation of potential donors for comptability with an intended recipient |
| HLA Crossmatch - evaluation of donor and recipient compatibility by flow cytometry | Deceased Organ Donors - tissue typing, blood typing and compatibility analysis for organ allocation |
| ABO/Rh Blood Typing - confirmation of ABO blood group and Rh factor for tissue compatibility | Bone Marrow Transplant - extended HLA genotyping for matching bone marrow donors and recipients |
| Donor-Specific Antibody - identification of recipient antibodies to donor-specific HLA anitgens using particle-based flow cytometric analysis | Disease Susceptibility Testing - analysis of HLA related genes as potential risk factors for immunological diseases |
| Rejection Monitoring - semi-quantitative and sequential measures of HLA antibody levels; detection of anitbodies to donor-specific antigens | |
Certifications and Accreditations |
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Laboratory Accreditations |
Staff Certifications |
| American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics | American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics |
| New York State Department of Health | American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology |
| United Network for Organ Sharing | American Society for Clinical Pathology |
| New York State Department of Health | |
Infectious Disease Serology and Molecular Virology Testing
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Molecular Virology (NAT) |
Infectious Disease Serology |
| Combined Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus (HIV-1/HCV) | Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) |
| HIV discriminatory assay | Hepatitis B core (HBc) antibody |
| HCV discriminatory assay | Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody |
| West Nile Virus (WNV) | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV 1/2) |
| Human T Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV I and II) | |
| Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibody | |
| Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) test for syphillis | |
Clinical Profiles |
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Eye Donor Panel |
Tissue Donor Panel |
| HBs Antigen | HBs Antigen |
| HBc Antibody | HBc Antibody |
| HCV Antibody | HCV Antibody |
| HIV - 1/2 Antibody | HIV - 1/2 Antibody |
| RPR | RPR |
| HTLV - I/II Antibody | |
Nucleic Acid Testing |
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| HIV-I/HCV routinely | |
HIV-I discriminatory (upon request) |
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| HCV discriminatory (upon request | |
| WNV (available by request) | |
Certifications |
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Laboratory Certification |
Staff Certifications |
| New York State Department of Health | American Academy of Microbiology |
| Diagnostic Immunology - Donor Services Serology | American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Screening Tests | American Board of Medical Mircrobiology |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Viral Identification | American Society of Clinical Pathologists |
| Virology - General | |
Immunohematology and immunogenetics
Click here to download immunohematology requisition form
Laboratory Test Menu |
Investigations of Adverse Reactions |
| HLA Antibody Analysis - measurements of immunological reactivity using ELISA technology | Primary Evaluation - antiglobulin test, direct and indirect; HLA antibody screen (class I & II) |
| HLA Tissue Typing - determinations of tissue type and cross-reactive HLA groups by DNA-based methods | Reflex Testing - red cell antibody identification; HLA antibody identification; Donor RBC or HLA typing, if applicable |
| Platelet Antibody Testing - serological analysis for antibodies to the polymorphic platelet antigen systems | Transfusion Related Lung Inquiry |
| Platelet Genotype - Confirmation of platelet incompatibilities through DNA analysis of platelet alleles (HPA) | Primary Evaluation - donor HLA antibody analysis, or recipient HLA antibody, if applicable |
| Red Blood Cell Antibodies - screening and identification of antibodies to blood groups antigens; direct antiglobulin testing for sensitization; mixed field agglutination for transfusion reactions | Reflex Testing - Recipient confirmatory HLA typing or donor confirmatory typing, respectively |
Refractory Platelet Transfusions |
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| Primary Evaluation - platelet serology and HLA antibody (class I) screen | |
| Reflex Testing - HLA antibody identification, if applicable; HLA or HPA typing upon request | |
Certifications and Accreditations |
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Laboratory Accreditations |
Staff Certifications |
| American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics | American Board of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics |
| New York State Department of Health | American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology |
| United Network for Organ Sharing | American Society for Clinical Pathology |
| New York State Department of Health | |
Memberships |
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American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics American Association of Blood Banks |
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