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- The patient ID should be unique and the system will check for duplicates when you validate the data by clicking on the Add patient button. The patient ID cannot be changed when you update your patient (read only field).
- HLA should be entered with a colon (:) as separator.
- HLA strings cannot be entered into the HLA fields; you can use the DNA Type Lookup Tool at the top right corner to lookup the corresponding MAC code.
- Search determinants will be generated from the DNA values entered. The search determinants will be used for matching.
- Dates can be entered either by using the calendar or just by typing. When you enter the date manually, please ensure they conform to the ISO date format of YYYY-MM-DD which is also shown in light grey (mask) in the date fields. Date of birth can also be in the future.
- Use the tab key to move from field to field. When using the tab key on the HLA fields, the cursor will move as such that you can first enter both locus values, before moving to the next locus.
- After you are finished entering the patient's details, please click on the "Add patient and run matchSearch" button at the bottom of the page. This will trigger a validation of the entered data.
- If the system finds any issues they will be highlighted in RED at the top of the form stating the reasons for it not saving the data.
- If the system detects no problems, then the details entered are stored in the database and a match run is automatically triggered for the patient.
- By default, the system will attempt to start to run a 10/10 matched search but it is dependent on the number of HLA loci completed for the patient. If you only want to register your patient, make sure that both check boxes for donor and cord search are set to no in the section search type. This prevents the triggering of a search.
- If you did not enter HLA from your patient for all 5 loci; A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1, the system will not perform a 10/10 match run, but will downscale the match run to either 8/8 or 6/6 depending on the amount of HLA loci available from your patient.
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