Test Details

• Discipline:

  Immunology

  Immunology

• Specimen Container Adult:

  2 EDTA Required - 1x Patient & 1x Control

  2 EDTA Required - 1x Patient & 1x Control

• Specimen Container Paediatric:

  2 EDTA Required - 1x Patient & 1x Control

  2 EDTA Required - 1x Patient & 1x Control

• Minimum Volume Adult:

  Both EDTA tubes - 4ml

  Both EDTA tubes - 4ml

• Minimum Volume Paediatric:

  Both EDTA tubes - 4ml

  Both EDTA tubes - 4ml

• Special Requirement:

  The requesting clinician must arrange for a control sample from a healthy volunteer to arrive at the same time as the patient's sample (please label ‘control’).

  Samples should ideally be tested as...

  The requesting clinician must arrange for a control sample from a healthy volunteer to arrive at the same time as the patient's sample (please label ‘control’).

  Samples should ideally be tested as fresh as possible. Keep at room temperature at all times. Samples should arrive in the laboratory no later than 13:00 to be processed the same day.

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• Transport Requirements:

  Please sent to Flow Cytometry, Blood Sciences Lab, RVI.

  Please sent to Flow Cytometry, Blood Sciences Lab, RVI.

• Freq Analysis:

  As required

  As required

• Add On Test:

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

  Use the contact details below to discuss if an add-on is required

• Interpretation:

  None

  None

• Reference Ranges:

  Normal Result: Normal

  Normal Result: Normal

• Other Info:

  This is performed by stimulation with the K562 line +/- overnight incubation with IL-2 to activate the NK cells. Perforin expression should also be requested as per of FHLH investigation. If both a...

  This is performed by stimulation with the K562 line +/- overnight incubation with IL-2 to activate the NK cells. Perforin expression should also be requested as per of FHLH investigation. If both are normal SAP and XIAP should be excluded in males. This test is only available by prior arrangement with the laboratory (Ext:25078) and discussion with a clinical immunologist (paediatric or adult). Samples should ideally be tested as fresh as possible. Keep at room temperature at all times. Samples should arrive in the laboratory no later than 13:00 to be processed on the same day. 

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• Routine Contact Name:

  Flow Cytometry Lab

• Routine Telephone:

  0191 282 5078

  0191 282 5078

• Routine Email:

  nuth.FlowCytometryLab@nhs.net