Clinical
Information Available on Cord Blood Units

  1. HLA Typing
    • HLA - A, B (by serology); confirmatory HLA typing sample available
    • HLA-DR by PCR-SSOP
    • ABO typing
    • Maternal HLA-A,B molecular available upon request
  2. Total nucleated cell count, quantitative CD34 positive cells
  3. Infectious disease testing on cord blood and maternal
    • HIV 1 / 2, HIV p24
    • HTLV - I
    • anti HBc, HBs antigen, anti HCV
    • CMV antibody (total for maternal and IgM for cord)
    • RPR
    • Infectious disease testing on cord sample performed as part of confirmation procedure.
  4. Isoelectric focusing for detection of hemoglobinopathies
  5. Bacteriologic/fungal testing
  6. Hematopoietic pre-cursor counts
    • Total
    • Erythroid
    • GM
    • Mixed
  7. Specimens
    • DNA
    • Lymphocytes
    • Serum (maternal and cord)
  8. Information from review of delivery record
    • Complications with pregnancy, delivery, and afterbirth.
    • Infections
  9. Information from Medical History Questionnaire
    • Risk Factors
    • Genetic diseases
    • Ethnicity of parents
    • Gender of infant
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