Lymphocyte phenotype test done for?
Ans. (b) SCID(Ref: HENRY'S Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods; 22ned ed/ pg 944-945)Lymphocyte phenotyping for assessing immune deficiency includes CD3 (pan T cell), CD4 (T helper subset), CD8 (T cytotoxic/suppressor subset), CD 19 (pan B cell), CD 16/56 (pan NK cell) and other cell surface markers as required based on clinical data. This analysis is indicated in diagnosis and monitoring of immunodeficiencies and immunotherapy in children and adults
Agammaglobinemia
SCID
Sepsis
Acute leukemia
Immunity