# HLA typing

**URL:** <https://forum.loinc.org/t/hla-typing/1167>\
**Category:** other-clinical\
**Created:** [November 2, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/hla-typing/1167 "2022-11-02T10:16:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![apatel59](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@apatel59](https://forum.loinc.org/u/apatel59)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2022, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/hla-typing/1167/1 "2022-11-02T10:16:30Z")

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\<span style=“color: #172b4d; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue, sans-serif;”\>\<span style=“font-size: 14px;”\>My question is regarding Organ Donation Transplant - Deceased Donation Minimum Data Set (ODT-DDMDS) that Canada is developing, The data element for HLA typing uses the LOINC code with the locus (e.g. [https://loinc.org/38548-4/](https://loinc.org/38548-4/)) whereas I would suggest the code with only the name with the general class (e.g. [https://loinc.org/13298-5/](https://loinc.org/13298-5/)) but I am not sure of the difference between the two codes.\</span\>\</span\>

\<span style=“color: #172b4d; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ‘Segoe UI’, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, ‘Fira Sans’, ‘Droid Sans’, ‘Helvetica Neue’, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”\>The description is the same and clarification is needed between the two descriptions. What is being used by those collecting this information with respect to Organ donation? \</span\>

\<span style=“color: #172b4d; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ‘Segoe UI’, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, ‘Fira Sans’, ‘Droid Sans’, ‘Helvetica Neue’, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;”\>Thank you Anil Patel\</span\>

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/hla-typing/1167/2 "2023-06-23T15:36:51Z")

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