CELIAC DISEASE (HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8) GENOTYPING
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a Lavender tube. Send 3.0 mL whole blood (1.0 mL minimum) refrigerated in original collection tube. |
Alternate Specimen
| Whole blood: ACD A or B |
Methodology
| Polymerase Chain Reaction/Fluorescent Monitoring |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: Unacceptable |
Reference Range
| By report |
Performed
| Varies |
| 10-14 days | |||||||||
| CDHLA | |||||||||
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