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Lymphozyte Transformation Test (LTT) (656)

Samples:
2 samples of 5 ml
Sample properties:
Heparin whole blood, not stablized, Overnight shipment
Price Per Test:
Price upon request

Dates:

Registration deadline:

Sample shipment:

Closing Date:

May (3) Oct. (6)
14.03.2025 15.08.2025
12.05.2025 13.10.2025
30.05.2025 31.10.2025
Shipping Information:
Shipping at ambient temperature
Parameters:
Proliferation index after stimulation with PHA, PMA/ionomycin, anti-CD3 and anti-CD3/anti-CD28 and evaluation.
Certificate Validity:
12 months
Safety Note:
Process as patient sample material
Additional Information:
The samples should ideally be stimulated and measured within 24-36 h after blood collection. The stimulants are not sent with the samples! This EQA scheme is intended for laboratories that perform lymphocyte proliferation assays to clarify lymphocyte dysfunction. Proliferation can be measured with cell tracer dyes, by 3H-thymidine incorporation or by MTT. Stimulation indices (3H-thymidine method and MTT) or proliferation indices (flow cytometric methods) and an evaluation can be reported. shipping only within Germany!
EQAS Expert:

Dr. Uwe Kölsch

IMD Institut für Medizinische Diagnostik Berlin-Potsdam GbR

 

Nicolaistraße 22

12247 Berlin-Steglitz

 

+49 30 77001322

u.koelsch@imd-berlin.de

Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Fabian Hauck

LMU Klinikum

Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital

Lindwurmstr. 4

80337 München

 

+49 89 4400-53931

fabian.hauck@med.uni-muenchen.de