Sample type: Whole Blood

Test name: Crossmatch - (Lymphocyte) for Renal Transplantation Immunology a.k.a. kidney transplant

Special precautions & notes: For Flow Cytometric cross matching between donor and recipient for organ matching. Recipient: 30ml citrate (Yellow top preferred, otherwise pale blue top) + 8ml clotted (gold top -serum), Donor: 30ml citrate (Yellow top preferred, otherwise pale blue top). Turnaround time: Live donor typing and crossmatch 28 days; deceased donor typing 6 hours

Container: Citrate (Yellow top) and Serum (Gold top)

Ideal volume (mL): see notes

Referred outside NBT for analysis? No

Discipline: Immunology

Turnaround time: See notes