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HLA/Immunogenetics Laboratory
The Immunogenetics and HLA Laboratory provides human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing, HLA antibody identification, and post-transplant engraftment monitoring services. These tests are required for patients undergoing evaluation for organ transplantation, recipients of bone marrow/stem cell transplants, for patients requiring platelet transfusions from HLA-matched donors, and for patients undergoing evaluation of conditions with known associations to particular HLA alleles. |
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HLA/Immunogenetics Laboratory at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
The HLA/Immunogenetics Laboratory is a licensed California State Clinical Histocompatibility Laboratory which, since 1996, has provided "gold standard" molecular immunogenetics analysis. Children's HLA/Immunogenetics Laboratory is internationally respected in assay development and research on the role of HLA and natural killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) genetics in disease association and stem-cell transplantation. The Laboratory is an international leader in the field of next-generation sequencing (NGS) of HLA.
Accreditations
- American Society of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics (ASHI)
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
- CLIA certificate #05D0919486
- State of CA Clinical Laboratory license #CLF11270
Contact:
Kenneth Plamenco
- Phone: (510) 450-7687
- Fax: (510) 450-5692
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