Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
Introduction
December 2010
Welcome to Mayo Medical Laboratories' Hot Topics. These presentations provide short discussions of current topics and may be helpful to you in your practice.
Our presenter for this program is Dr. Dragan Jevremovic, Co-Director of the Cell Kinetics Laboratory in the Division of Hematopathology. Dr. Jevremovic will discuss utilization of flow cytometry to diagnosis and monitor treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, a rare form of acquired hemolytic anemia.
Introduction |
Jump to section:
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Prevalence
- Pathogenesis
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
- Progression
- New Developments
- New Developments, cont.
- Role of Laboratory Testing
- International PNH Group Recommendations: Who to Test?
- Diagnosis
- International PNH Group Recommendation: How to Test?
- Normal
- New WBC PNH
- Sensitivity and Reference Interval
- Interpretation and Reporting
- PNH—Summary
- Questions?


