Transplant Immunology

The Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics Laboratory provides consultant-lead specialist regional services for clinical transplantation within the Oxford Transplant Centre and for haematopoietic stem cell transplants performed within the OUH. Currently these services include HLA typing to the DNA sequence level, antibody screening and specification and crossmatching.  The laboratory provides a 24-hour on-call service for transplantation and post-transplant monitoring.  Immunogenetics services are also provided to clinicians to define disease susceptibility genes as an aid to patient diagnosis and treatment. The laboratory is accredited by the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) and the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI). Referrals are received from within the OUH and externally from Primary Care Trusts and other Trusts and Institutions.  In order to maintain the highest standards of the services in a continually developing field, the laboratory supports research and development in histocompatibility and immunogenetics testing and in the broader field of clinical transplantation.