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Rh Phenotyping
| Item | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Available Stat? | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Test code | RHGT | |||||||||||||||||||
| Performed by | Blood Bank | |||||||||||||||||||
| In House Availability | Test set up Monday-Friday. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Collection Instructions | Use BLOOD BANK requisition. Specimen label must contain the date the sample was collected and the legible name of the person who collected the sample. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Container type | Lavender top (6 mL size preferred) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amount to Collect | 6 mL blood | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sample type | EDTA whole blood | |||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred volume | 6 mL blood | |||||||||||||||||||
| Min. Volume | 3 mL blood | |||||||||||||||||||
| UCSF Rejection Criteria | Unsigned, mislabeled or unlabeled sample | |||||||||||||||||||
| Processing notes | Do not centrifuge. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Normal range | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turn around times | 3-5 days | |||||||||||||||||||
| Additional information | Includes typing for C, c, D, E and e. Frequencies of Rh Antigens:
Adapted from: Reid, Marion and Lomas-Francis, Christine. Blood Group Antigens and Antibodies. New York: SBB Books, 2007. Print. |
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| LOINC code | 10331-7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated | 11/15/2011 11:40:28 AM | |||||||||||||||||||
| Entry Number | 825 |
If you have additional questions regarding this test, please call: 415-353-1667