Blood Group B
Synonyms
BLDGPB Blood Group Antigen B
- Tech Only CPT
- Tech Pro CPT
- PowerPath Code
- Schedule Monday - Friday
- Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
- Disease State Identification of Floaters
- Methodology IHC
Specimen Requirements
Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue block or cell block, or 1 unstained charged slide for each test requested plus 3-4 additional unstained slides cut at 4 microns. Adequate space on each slide for control tissue is required.
This is a send out test.
Diagnostic Utility
Identifies all epithelial tissues expressing the Blood Group B. Useful for identification of floaters, i.e., of contaminating tissues derived from patients of different blood group types.