Lymphozyte Transformation Test (LTT) (656)
[Lymphozytentransformationstest (LTT) (656)]
EPTIS factsheet 1450812 | Last revision 2026-01-30 | URL: https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1450812 https://www.eptis.bam.de/pts1450812
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| PT provider | INSTAND e.V., Society for Promoting Quality Assurance in Medical Laboratories INSTAND e.V., Society for Promoting Quality Assurance in Medical Laboratories | ||||||
| Based in | Germany | ||||||
| Language(s) | German, English | ||||||
| Remarks | Proliferation index after stimulation with PHA, PMA/ionomycin, anti-CD3 and anti-CD3/anti-CD28 and evaluation. Overnight delivery. The samples should ideally be stimulated and measured within 24-36 h after blood collection. The stimulants are not sent with the samples! This EQA scheme is intended for laboratories that perform lymphocyte proliferation assays to clarify lymphocyte dysfunction. Proliferation can be measured with cell tracer dyes, by 3H-thymidine incorporation or by MTT. Stimulation indices (3H-thymidine method and MTT) or proliferation indices (flow cytometric methods) and an evaluation can be reported. Shipping within the DACH region only The interdisciplinary, non-profit, scientific and medical association INSTAND e. V. is a reference institution for the quality control of medical laboratories. It is one of four German reference institutions responsible for the organization of external quality assessment (EQA) schemes for quality control in medical laboratories. You can register for EQAs, submit your results and later download your evaluation documents via https://rv-online.instandev.de. The price on our website apply exclusively to orders placed via INSTAND e.V. Prices and services may differ for orders placed via distributors.Our newest EQA program can also be found on our website: https://www.instand-ev.de/en/instand-eqas/eqa-program/ | ||||||
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Human test material
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Medical analysis
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| Number of participants | < 50 | ||||||
| Accredited or otherwise reviewed by a 3rd party |
Accredited by DAkkS (Germany) on the basis of ISO/IEC 17043 German Bundesärztekammer (General medical Council) |
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| Regularly operated | Yes (2 times per year) | ||||||
| Year of first operation | Experience with operation of ILCs since 1968 | ||||||
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INSTAND e.V., Society for Promoting Quality Assurance in Medical Laboratories
P.O.Box 250211, Ubierstrasse 20 40223 Düsseldorf Germany Phone: +49-211-159213-0 Fax: Web: http://www.instandev.de/ http://www.instandev.de/ |
Dr. rer. nat. Nathalie Weiss
Phone: +49-211-159213430 Fax: Email: weiss@instand-ev.de weiss@instand-ev.de |
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