Evaluation of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria screening by flow cytometry through multicentric interlaboratory comparison in four countries.

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Date publication

décembre 2015

Journal

American journal of clinical pathology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr DEBLIQUIS Agathe, Dr DRENOU Bernard


Tous les auteurs :
Debliquis A, Wagner-Ballon O, Le Garff-Tavernier M, Fossat C, Chatelain B, Letestu R, Drénou B,

Résumé

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is currently diagnosed by flow cytometry; although highly sensitive, its interpretation and reporting appear as critical as its technique. Thus, we developed a quality control scheme for the French-speaking region based on the international recommendations for PNH screening.

Mots clés

Accreditation, Flow cytometry, Interlaboratory comparison, PNH, Robust statistics

Référence

Am. J. Clin. Pathol.. 2015 Dec;144(6):858-68