Immunogenetics Laboratory
The Immunogenetics Laboratory is a part of the Division of Genomic Diagnostics (DGD) and provides clinical histocompatibility testing services to support Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s world-renowned Pediatric Transplant Center and clients across the country. We work closely with clinicians to provide thoughtful and timely support for pre- and post-transplant management of care. We provide comprehensive testing for use in solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, drug development, clinical trials, and HLA disease association. Test offerings include HLA typing by next generation sequencing, HLA antibody screening, crossmatching, and engraftment monitoring.
Forms
Access the Immunogenetics Requisition Form.
Test database
Shipping
Are you a provider shipping a sample to us?
Delivery Monday-Friday:
ATTN: Immunogenetics Clinical Laboratory | STAT LAB SPECIMEN
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Abramson Building, 7th Floor, Room 712
3615 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Lab phone number: 215-590-5648
Delivery Saturday - Sunday:
ATTN: Central Lab Services | STAT LAB SPECIMEN
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Main Building, 5th Floor
Room 5188
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
All shipment tracking information must be sent to SpecimenTracking@CHOP.edu.
HLA typing by next generation sequencing (NGS) at CHOP
The Immunogenetics Laboratory at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers HLA typing via next generation sequencing to CHOP transplant patients and clients throughout the country. The Immunogenetics Laboratory was the first clinical lab in the nation to offer HLA typing via next generation sequencing, which replaces preliminary and reflexive tests with a single test, providing the highest resolution possible by covering the full HLA genomic region.
More information
For questions regarding sending testing to the Immunogenetics Laboratory, please contact Alisha Wilkens, at ClinicalLabOutreach@chop.edu.
Central Lab Services phone number: 215-590-4347
Meet the team
You may not see our pathologists and lab personnel, but they are hard at work studying cell samples and test results to diagnose children in our care.