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Platelet Antigen 1 Genotyping (HPA-1)
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Assess risk for fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. May be ordered for parental, fetal, or neonatal genotyping.
Polymerase Chain Reaction/Fluorescence Monitoring
Mon, Thu
7-14 days
Fetal Specimen: Amniotic fluid OR cultured amniocytes. If the client is unable to culture amniocytes, this can be arranged by contacting ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787.
WITH Maternal Cell Contamination Specimen (see Note): Lavender (EDTA), Pink (K2EDTA), or Yellow (ACD Solution A or B).
Parental Specimen: Lavender (EDTA).
Amniotic Fluid: Transport 10 mL unspun fluid. (Min: 5 mL)
Cultured Amniocytes: Transport two T-25 flasks at 80 percent confluency filled with culture media. Backup cultures must be retained at the client's institution until testing is complete.
Maternal Cell Contamination Specimen: Transport 3 mL whole blood. (Min: 1 mL)
Whole Blood (Parental Genotyping): Transport 3 mL whole blood. (Min: 1 mL)
Amniotic Fluid: Room temperature.
Cultured Amniocytes: CRITICAL ROOM TEMPERATURE. Must be received within 48 hours of shipment due to liability of cells.
Whole Blood or Maternal Cell Contamination Specimen: Refrigerated.
Fetal Specimen: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
Whole Blood or Maternal Cell Contamination Specimen: Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: Unacceptable
By report
Background Information for Platelet Antigen 1 Genotyping (HPA-1):
Characteristics: Spontaneous fetal intracranial bleeding may occur in 20 percent of pregnancies affected with severe perinatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (PAT); there is a risk of fetal death. Post-transfusion purpura may occur in transfusion recipients with antibodies to a specific platelet antigen.
Incidence: PAT occurs in 1 in 5000 births.
Inheritance: For women homozygous for a rare "b" HPA allele with antibodies to the common "a" allele, there is a 50 percent risk a pregnancy will be affected if her partner is heterozygous for the "a" allele and 100 percent risk if her partner is homozygous for the "a" allele.
Cause: Maternal-fetal HPA incompatibility.
Polymorphism Tested: HPA-1 (ITGB3, GPIIIa) c.176T>C, p.L59P
Clinical Sensitivity: 80 percent in Caucasians, unknown in other ethnicities.
Methodology: PCR followed by fluorescent monitoring.
Analytic Sensitivity and Specificity: 99 percent.
Limitations: Bloody amniotic fluid specimens may give false-negative results because of maternal cell contamination. Diagnostic errors can occur due to rare sequence variations.
Informed consent: Recommended; forms are available at https://www.aruplab.com.
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Maternal specimen is recommended for proper test interpretation if contamination of the fetal specimen from the mother is suspected. Order Maternal Cell Contamination.
Hotline History
81105
| Component Test Code* | Component Chart Name | LOINC |
|---|---|---|
| 3001173 | Platelet Antigen 1 Genotyping | |
| 3001182 | Platelet Antigen 1 Interpretation | |
| 3001183 | Platelet Antigen 1 Specimen |
- HPA1 genotyping
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