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ALLOANTIBODY SCREENING NIBSC REFERENCE MATERIAL FOR H&I LABS AND BLOOD SERVICES


Product
Base material
Intended use

FCXM readout (RFI)
Luminex readout
(2,000 MFI cut-off)

Control’s characteristic

Stock comments

07/214 
Positive Control for FCXM

Plasma Luminex and FCXM

T cells: 1.5-3.0
B cells: 1.1-2.3

Class I: 10-70% PRA
Class II: 0-10% PRA

Weak positive, near cut-off point (RFI 2.0) 

Stock will run out in 2020 

08/148 
HLA Class II Positive Control

Plasma Luminex and FCXM

T cells: 1.0-1.3.
B cells: 2.0-3.0

Class I: 10%
Class II: 10-20%

HLA class II but not class I positivity In stock

10/142
Anti-HLA Control (negative)

Plasma Luminex and FCXM

T cells: 1.0-1.1
B cells: 1.0-1.3

Class I: 0-10%
Class II: 0-10%

Negative plasma (high background) In stock
17/238
Strong anti-HLA control
Plasma pool FCXM and Luminex T cells: >1.5
B cells: >1.5
Class I: >30%
Class II: >30%
Positive plasma In stock
17/212
Negative anti-HLA control
Serum FCXM and  Luminex T cells: 1.0-1.1
B cells: 1.0-1.1
Class I: 0-5%
Class II: 0-5%
Negative serum (low background) In stock
 
 
 
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