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Test ID: QNKS    
Natural Killer (NK)/Natural Killer T (NKT) Cell Subsets, Quantitative

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Quantitation of ONLY the major natural killer (NK)-cell subsets relative to total NK cells (NK cell subsets) or total lymphocytes (NK T cells)

 

Assessment in the following clinical contexts: HIV, primary immune deficiencies with NK cell defects, NK-cell lymphocytosis, solid-organ transplantation, immune reconstitution following bone marrow or hematopoietic cell transplantation, evaluation of NK cells in neoplasias

Testing Algorithm Delineates situations when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

 

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Flow Cytometry

NY State Available Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Reporting Name Lists a shorter or abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test

Quantitative NK/NKT Subsets

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Natural Killer Cell Subset Phenotyping
Natural killer (NK) cell quantitation
NK cell Phenotyping
Cytokine-producing NK cells
Cytotoxic NK cells
NKT cells
Invariant NKT cells
CD56+++ NK cells
CD56 bright NK cells
CD16-positive NK cells
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
HLH
NK cell deficiencies
Absolute NK cell defects
Classic NK cell deficiency
NK cells