Deprecated HLA-Bw locus [Type]   38549-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code38549-2
nameDeprecated HLA-Bw locus [Type]
statusDEPRECATED
status reasonAmbiguous
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

38546-8HLA-B locus [Type]
96633-3HLA-Bw [Type]

Fully-Specified Name

componentHLA-B W locus
    B  =  Buccal
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemBld/Tiss
    Bld  =  Whole blood
    Tiss  =  Tissue, unspecified
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method

Additional Names

short nameDeprecated HLA-Bw locus

Basic Attributes

classHLA
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.69
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThis test is commonly performed on cells found in saliva and buccal swabs as well as blood specimens. Changed specimen from 'Bld' to 'Bld/Tiss' to represent both specimen types.

Related Names

Blood
Genetics
Heredity
Heritable
HLA ANTIGEN
HLA-Bw locus
Human Leukocyte Antigen
Inherited
Nominal
Point in time
Random
Tissue
Tissue, unspecified
Typ
WB
Whole blood
Whole blood or Tissue

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