Histocompatibility

Clinical/Contact Information:
See the Histocompatibility Laboratory page of the MGH Laboratory Handbook

The Histocompatibility (HLA) Laboratory is ASHI certified and performs all the testing required for bone marrow and solid organ transplantation services at MGH. Tests include both serologic and DNA-based tissue typing; determination of HLA antibody frequency (PRA) and specificity using cytotoxicity, ELISA and Luminex assays; lymphocyte crossmatching and monitoring for chimerism and/or bone marrow engraftment.