Kasper Inhibitor Screen
A sensitive inhibitor screen designed to detect the presence of FVIII & FIX inhibitors in the treatment of haemophilia patients
| Tube | 05 (CP) - Citrate |
|---|---|
| ID | 12720 |
| Availability | Weekdays |
| Additional Information | Requests should be on trough level / pre factor concentrate samples. This method can be adapted to screen for other coagulation factors. If this screen is positive, then a Bethesda inhibitor assay will be run. |
| Turn Around | 7 days |
| Send to | Specialist Coagulation Chancellor / Lincoln Wing Link Corridor Pathology Block 32 St James University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF |
| Contact | https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/a-z-of-services/pathology-2/specialist-laboratory-medicine-slm/specialist-coagulation/?stage=Stage |
| Collection Con | Correctly filled citrate tubes. 2 required for multiple factor assays Samples must be processed within 6 hours of being taken. |
| Sample REQ | Blood |
| Ref. Range Notes | No inhibitor detected if the difference between the patients and control plasmas is less than 12 seconds. A result between 12 and 20 seconds may be equivocal depending upon clinical history. Reported as positive or negative. |
| Units | Positive/Negative |
| Telepath | KASPJ |
| ICE Codes | LKASP |
