Molecular Diagnostics
Section II: Anatomic and Transplant Pathology
Molecular Tissue Typing Laboratory
The following tests are administered by Dr. Gayle Rosner, PhD. To contact
Dr. Rosner, please call (412) xxx-xxxx, or contact the Molecular Tissue Typing
Laboratory at (412) 647-6144.
For more information on Dr. Rosner, please click
here.
Tests currently available:
 HLA typing DRB - low resolution
HLA typing DRB - high resolution (subtyping)
HLA typing DQB
Bone marrow engraftment studies
HLA DR typing (Rapid test)
Tests currently under development:
Molecular class I typing
HLA DQ typing (Rapid test)
PCR HLA typing
DNA crossmatch
HLA B44 subtyping
The Division of Molecular Diagnostics collaborates with CLSI and PERF
physicians, scientists, and technicians to offer comprehensive laboratory
services. For professional consultation concerning appropriate testing for
individual patients or for more information about molecular diagnostics
services offered through the division, call the UPMC's Referral
Communications Center at (412) 647-7000 or 1-800-544-2500.
 The University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center is a participant in the Reference Laboratory Alliance (RLA), a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Institute for Transfusion Medicine that offers
laboratory and related services formerly provided by Central Blood Bank, and
administers and markets services provided by major reference laboratories,
including the UPMC, Magee-Womens Hospital, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh,
Allegheny General Hospital, and other laboratories supervised by the Pathology
Education and Research Foundation.
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