Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Site

Brisbane Red Cell Reference

Accreditation No.

18808

Site No.

25246

Date of Accreditation

23 Aug 1985

Address

44 Musk Avenue
Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059
Australia

lifeblood.com.au

Contact

Mr Jeremy Jamieson P: +61 (07) 38389254

Availability

Services available to external clients

Supervision

GX (General)

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood address map

Scope of Accreditation

Print scopes
Brisbane Red Cell Reference

ISO 15189 (2012)

  • This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.

Human Pathology

Service Product Determinant
Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection Blood; Plasma; Serum Duffy system; Kell system; M and N factors; Other blood group systems; Rh phenotypes
Immunohaematology - Blood grouping Blood; Plasma; Serum ABO; RhD
Immunohaematology - Determination of compatibility of blood donor units Blood; Plasma; Serum Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor; Identification of detected antibodies
Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies Blood Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test)
Blood; Plasma; Serum Antibody absorption; Antibody elution
Red blood cell phenotyping
Other blood group antibodies; Rh
Plasma; Serum Antibody titration
Immunohaematology - Investigation of blood transfusion reactions Blood; Blood products Antibodies
Molecular genetics - Assay for defined mutation or polymorphism (including pharmacogenetic testing) - Targeted genes Extracted DNA Haemoglobin S genotyping; Red cell antigen genotyping
Red cell antigen genotyping
Molecular genetics - Assay for defined mutation or polymorphism (including pharmacogenetic testing) - Targeted panels for inherited (germline) DNA/RNA changes Extracted DNA Red cell antigen genotyping
Molecular genetics - DNA extraction Amniotic fluid; Blood; Plasma DNA storage for future analyses; Purified PCR product; Quantification of DNA; Viable DNA
Blood; Plasma DNA storage for future analyses; Purified PCR product; Quantification of DNA; Viable DNA
Molecular genetics - DNA sequencing Extracted DNA DNA sequence analysis; Sequenced DNA utilising massively parallel sequencing technologies
Molecular genetics - Non-invasive prenatal (genetic) screening Extracted DNA Red cell antigen genotyping (D, C, c, E, K, k, Fya and Fyb)
Molecular genetics - Screening for an unknown mutation - Targeted genes Extracted DNA Red cell antigen genotyping

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