Flow cytometric determination of platelet surface markers pertaining specifically to the diagnosis of Bernard Soulier syndrome or Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia, through analysis of GPIIb/IIIa and GPIb/IX integrins.
Tube
05 (CP) – Citrate
ID
12743
Availability
By pre-arranged appointment only. Assays run Wednesdays and Thursdays. Samples must be delivered to the laboratory by 11:00 am on the day of venepuncture.
Additional information
**SAMPLES MUST NOT BE SENT IN THE AIRTUBE** Usually requested as part of a full platelet function study. See also Platelet Function Tests.
Turn around
4 weeks
Send to
Specialist Coagulation
Chancellor / Lincoln Wing Link Corridor
Pathology
Block 32
St James University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Contact
Collection Con
**SAMPLES MUST NOT BE SENT IN THE AIRTUBE** Citrate x 8 minimum if requested as part of a platelet function analysis. Citrate x 2 if requested in isolation as a follow up test. All samples must be correctly filled.
Sample REQ
Blood
Ref. Range Notes
Reduction or absence of platelet surface glycoproteins may be indicative of specific platelet disorders – Bernard Soulier syndrome, or Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia
Units
Descriptive report