Positive control for PNH - OR - How to preserve the Erythrocytes

From: Bakul Dalal [Dr.] (bdalal@vanhosp.bc.ca)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 17:42:33 EST


I would greatly appreciate if someone would share with me what do they use for positive
controls for PNH testing.

We could preserve RBCs from positive patients. How does one preserve RBCs? Glycerol?

Many thaks for your help.

Bakul I. Dalal MD FRCPC FCAP FASCP
Associate Director, Hematology Laboratory
Director, Flow Cytometry Laboratory
Vancouver Hospital
Suite JPN1557, 910-West 10th Avenue
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. V5Z 4E3
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
University of British Columbia
604 875 4496(off)/875 4633(fax)/875 4798(fax)/877 5949(pgr)/715 0604(cell)
dbak@unixg.ubc.ca/bdalal@vanhosp.bc.ca/dalalbakul@hotmail.com

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