Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

HLA A-29 Uveitis Birdshot

Synonyms

  • HLA A-29 UVEITIS BIRDSHOT
  • LAB14196

Cerner Name

HLA A-29 Uveitis Birdshot

Clinical Info

Birdshot chorioretinopathy (BSCR) is a rare form of autoimmune uveitis that can lead to severe visual impairment. 
Greater than 95% of patients diagnosed with BSCR carry the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)A*29 allele of the major 
histocompatibility complex (MHC). The MHC family of genes code for a highly variable set of cell surface glycoproteins 
(HLAs) that play a critical role in presenting antigens to T cell receptors to elicit an immune response.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  LAvender Top Tube
Specimen: 7 mL Whole Blood (4 mL min)

Specimen Volume

7 mL Whole Blood ( 4mL min)

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

Room Temperature

Methodology

Sequence-based typing (SBT), sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes (SSOP), and/or 
sequence-specific primers (SSP) as needed to obtain the required resolution.

Days Performed

TAT: 4-8 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

81381

PDM

245100

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Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
HLA-A HLAA HLA A HLA-A
HLA METHODOLOGY HLAMETH HLA METHODOLOGY HLA Methodology
HLA-A RES HLAA HLA A HLA-A Result

Result Interpretation

See Report

This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by LabCorp.

It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Forms
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