Samples are accepted Monday through Friday. Overnight shipments should be sent Monday through Thursday.
| Test | Sample Requirements | Shipping Requirements | Specimen Stability Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLA Core Lab Services | Fresh or frozen blood, genomic DNA, buccal swabs, and cryopreserved cells (minimum of 5 million)have all been validated for testing | No special sample shipping requirements | |
| HLA Typing | One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube or 3 buccal swabs. Other anticoagulants accepted | Room Temperature | 5 days |
| KIR Typing | One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube or 3 buccal swabs. Other anticoagulants accepted | Room Temperature | 5 days |
| Drug Sensitivity | One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube or 3 buccal swabs. Other anticoagulants accepted | Room Temperature | 5 days |
| Disease Associations | One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube or 3 buccal swabs. Other anticoagulants accepted | Room Temperature | 5 days |
| Engraftment Monitoring | Pre-transplant (Recipient and Donor): One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube of whole blood OR 4 buccal swab (click here for instructions)
Post-transplant Without Cell Enrichment (Recipient): One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube of whole blood or bone marrow Post-transplant With Cell Enrichment (Recipient): Three 5-mL EDTA (purple top) tube of whole blood or bone marrow |
Overnight Samples at Room Temperature | 5 days
Cell enrichment must be received within 24 hours of draw |
| Engraftment Monitoring when pre-transplantation testing was NOT performed by Kashi Clinical Laboratories | Recipient: buccal swabs from the recipient may be submitted to serve as a substitute for pre-transplantation blood samples, or a sample of pre-transplant extracted DNA may be submitted. | Overnight Samples at Room Temperature | 5 days |
| TRALI Services | One 5-mL EDTA (purple top)
Kept at room temperature for up to 3 days |
Overnight at room temperature | 3 days |
| HLA Antibody Testing | One 5-mL EDTA (purple top) kept at room temperature for up to 3 days. Plasma in EDTA may also be submitted and can be kept refrigerated up to 6 days | Overnight at room temperature | 3 days |
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