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Testing donated tissues in the laboratory to ensure
donor tissues are free from disease and are suitable
for transplantation. The following information provides
a background on the approach.
To learn more about the various certifications of Bone
Bank Allografts and Texas Human Biologics, please click
here.
To download a PDF file of our catalog pages which discuss
allograft processing, please click
here.
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AATB Standards, donor specimens are collected
and sent to an independent laboratory certified
under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement
Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to test for the
following infectious diseases and antibody
or antigen markers listed below:
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type I
Ab
HIV I Antibody
HIV I Nucleic Acid Test
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type II
Ab
HIV II Antibody
Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus Type I
HTLV I Antibody
Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus Type II
HTLV II Antibody
Hepatitis B Virus
HBc Antibody (total)
HBs Antigen
Hepatitis C Virus
HCV Antibody
HCV Nucleic Acid Test
Syphilis
Rapid Plasma Reagin Test
FTA Confirmation
All donors are evaluated for hemodilution
which could potentially affect test results.
Only a licensed physician determines final
donor suitability.
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