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Andrew L Frelinger1, Benjamin E J Spurgeon1

  • 1Center for Platelet Research Studies, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
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Clinical flow cytometry tests for inherited and acquired platelet disorders are useful diagnostic tools but are not widely available. Flow cytometric methods are available to detect inherited glycoprotein deficiencies, granule release (secretion defects), drug-induced thrombocytopenias, presence of antiplatelet antibodies, and pharmacodynamic inhibition by antiplatelet agents. New tests take advantage of advanced multicolor cytometers and allow identification of novel platelet subsets by high-dimensional immunophenotyping. Studies are needed to evaluate the value of these new tests for diagnosis and monitoring of therapy in patients with platelet disorders.

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Blood platelet disordersFlow cytometryPhenotypingPlatelet activationPlatelet function testsThrombocytopenia

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