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CAP Histocompatibility Surveys
The critical nature of histocompatibility testing necessitates that your laboratory continually evaluate its performance and stay current with new testing practices.
The CAP Histocompatibility Surveys provide the most comprehensive programs to help you evaluate your testing performance and maintain the most accurate level of patient testing.
CAP specimens provide a great variety of HLA antigens including uncommon antigens, representing a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds to help you evaluate your performance and ensure accurate patient results.
Proficiency Testing
Order CAP proficiency testing programs in histocompatibility. The following are the latest Survey programs.
- HLA Type Information for PBL Specimens in the MX Surveys
- Ethnicity Information for Specimens in the DML Surveys
- Ethnicity Information for Specimens in the PARF Surveys
Parentage Testing (program code: PARF) to include:
- DNA Testing
- Paper Challenge
Histocompatibility Testing (program codes below) to include:
- HLA B-27 Typing
- There are two mailings per year, each mailing consists of 5 specimens.
- This is a straightforward positive/negative survey.
- DADR1/DADR2 (HLA Disease association - Drug risk)
- There are two mailings per year, each mailing consists of 3 specimens.
- DML (Class I and II Molecular Typing)
- There are three mailings per year, each mailing consists of 5 specimens.
- ME (monitoring engraftment)
- There are two mailings per year, each mailing consists of 5 specimens.
- MX (HLA Crossmatching, Antibody Screen, and Antibody Identification (Class I/Class II))
- There are three mailings per year, each mailing consists of 4 plasma and 2 cell specimens.
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