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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Message*Collect specimen Monday through Friday only before 1500 EST. Do not collect the day before a holiday.
Test Code
LAB928
Alias/See Also
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) LABCORP TEST: 502251
LAB928
CD55-CD59
LAB928
CD55-CD59
CPT Codes
88184,88158,88187
Preferred Specimen
Green-top (sodium heparin) tube (preferred) or lavender-top (EDTA) tube
NOTE: Draw Monday through Thursday ONLY. Specimens must arrive at Integrated Oncology within 48 hous of collection.
NOTE: Draw Monday through Thursday ONLY. Specimens must arrive at Integrated Oncology within 48 hous of collection.
Minimum Volume
5 mL
Instructions
Collect Monday through Thursday only. Specimens must arrive at Integrated Oncology—Brentwood or Phoenix—within 48 hours of collection.
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
72 hrs. ambient
Methodology
Flow Cytometry
Limitations
Samples with <1000 WBC/μL may only have RBC analysis reported
Clinical Significance
The following markers are utilized to test neutrophils and/or monocytes: CD24, CD15, CD45, FLAER, CD64, CD14. If a PNH clone is identified, the following markers are used to test red blood cells: glycophorin A, CD59.
Performing Laboratory
LABCORP