Flow Granulocyte Oxidative Burst Immune Deficiency Panel
Collection Restrictions
Do not collect Friday after 2:00 p.m. - Sunday 12:00 p.m. (noon), or on holidays
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container: EDTA lavender
Volume: 1 mL blood in vacutainer
Special Instructions
Specimens must be received in Flow Cytometry within 24 hours following collection
Availability
Routine
Turn Around Time
48 hours
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: whole blood
Room temperature
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Flow Cytometry
Additional Information
Testing measures granulocyte oxidase activity which is useful in diagnosis of Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD).
Instrumentation/Methodology
Granulocytes are stimulated with Phorbol 12-Myristate 13-Acetate
(PMA)
Measurements of unstimulated and stimulated granulocytes are
compared.
Reference Ranges
See interpretive report
CPT
82657 x2