HISTOCOMPATIBILITY LABORATORY (HLA)

The Blood Systems Laboratories Histocompatibility Laboratory is accredited by the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI) for:

  • HLA typing by DNA in support of both related and unrelated hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • Non-transplant clinical support
  • Transfusion support
  • CD34 enumeration
  • Anti-HLA Class I antibody screening
  • HLA Crossmatch testing

The Histocompatibility (HLA) Laboratory is staffed Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 5 PM. After hours, weekends and holidays the laboratory is staffed on an on-call basis for urgent requests.

For lists of staff, contact phone numbers and email addresses please use the website: www.bloodsystemslaboratories.org.

Choose from the links below for information on the following topics:

When requesting testing from the Histocompatibility Laboratory, please complete the HLA Requisition Form (BS 320H), available from your local blood center.