Test ID: ZH192
CPT code:
LOINC:
Specimen Type: ACD Solution B
Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; Analytic time 5 days
Instructions: 6 mLs whole blood ACD solution B, refrigerated. Do not transfer blood to other containers.
Text: Most (90%-95%) patients with celiac disease have 1 or 2 copies of HLA-DQ2haplotype (see below), while the remainder have HLA-DQ8 haplotype. Rare exceptions to these associations have been occasionally seen. In 1 study of celiac disease, only 0.7% of patients with celiac disease lacked the HLA alleles mentioned above. Results are reported as permissive, nonpermissive, or equivocal gene pairs.
Components:
Z6970 DQ alpha 1;
Z6971 DQ beta 1;
Z6972 Celiac gene pairs present?;
Z6973 Interpretation
Methodology: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)/Sequence-Specific Oligonucleotide Probe (SSO).(PCR is utilized pursuant to a license agreement with Roche Molecu