Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase Stain (LAP)
Optimizing Laboratory Testing for Hematologic
Disorders Series
LAP Scoring Example

September 2010
As I mentioned before, the numbers are multiplied and added up and, in this particular example, a LAP score of 90 is obtained. You can also appreciate that there are various combinations that would enable you to get the same score, which clearly highlights the variability in the evaluation and interpretation process.
LAP Scoring Example |
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- Introduction
- Optimizing Laboratory Testing for Hematologic Disorders Series
- The Big Picture: We Need to Focus On...
- LAP: A Test That Time Has Passed By
- Abbreviations
- LAP: Assay History
- LAP: Original Clinical Utility
- LAP Procedure—an Inexact Science!
- Typical Staining Type Reaction
- Subjective Nature of the Scoring Process
- LAP Scoring Example
- LAP Discontinued at Mayo Clinic
- Low LAP Scores* Not Specific for CML: A Mayo 1-Year Experience
- Low LAP Scores* Do Not Indicate Myeloid Malignancy: A Mayo 1-Year Experience
- High LAP Scores* Not Specific for PV: A Mayo 1-Year Experience
- High LAP Scores* Do Not Indicate Myeloid Malignancy: A Mayo 1-Year Experience
- LAP: A Test Whose Time Has Passed
- Consequences of an Abnormal LAP
- Alternatives to LAP
- Alternatives to LAP: BCR/ABL
- Alternatives to LAP: JAK2
- Conclusions
- Questions?