HLA DQA1 and DQB1 Intermediate Resolution

Whole blood or buccal swabs

One adult tube or four buccal swabs

One pediatric tube or two buccal swabs

Lavender-top (EDTA) tube or four buccal swabs in a sealed envelope (buccal swab kit). If submitting buccal swabs, please use kit provided by Labcorp. To obtain the buccal swab kit or to discuss other specimen types, please call 800-533-1037 or email [email protected].

Maintain specimen at room temperature. Do not refrigerate or freeze.

Improper collection tube; mislabeled specimen

DQA1 and DQB1 antigens may be correlated with certain disease states or other clinical conditions. This test is not to be used for celiac or narcolepsy testing. Please order the appropriate tests for those indications.

Even with appropriate precautions, an occasional specimen may not be satisfactory for testing, In such cases, fresh specimens should be collected for retesting.

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Labcorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Next-generation sequencing (NGS), Illumina