Question 1

what is lymphocyte antigen and mitogen proliferation panel used for?

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Immune system: It is a test for the cellular arm of the immune system. It is not a test for any specific disease.
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Question 2

what is a lymphocyte?

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White Blood Cell: A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that helps our bodies fight infections. In general, there are three types of lymphocytes (b, t, and nk cells).

Question 3

what is a lymphocyte cd20?  is it a type of cancer marker?

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It is a major: B-lymphocyte marker, carried by benign cells as well as malgnant cells with b-cell lineage (as opposed to t-cell lineage).  The ab Rituximab has been generated against it and is a key component in treating b-cell lymphomas.

Question 4

what is a normal lymphocyte phenotype in peripheral blood?

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A detailed question: 61 to 85 % t cells And 7 to 23 % b cells. For nk range is about 9 to 19%

Question 5

what is the role of lymphocytes in the body, should i worry if i have it low? and how to boost it up ?

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Army intellligence: The different sorts of lymphocytes perform different regulatory tasks and generally govern the rest of the immune system for the war on disease. I trust the lymphocytes are not extremely low so as to get your physician's attention, and you've been HIV screened. Just the stress of illness or life can raise / lower the number dramatically far outside reference ranges. Don't treat a lab value.

Question 6

what's a lymphocyte? what is the immune system?

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Fights invaders: Lymphocytes are a family of cells that variably orchestrate the response to invading microbes so that you aren't hurt in the process. The immune system is broadly speaking all of your defenses against infection, narrowly the processes that the lymphocytes direct. It would take more than 400 characters to do the subject justice.

Question 7

what is the implication of lymphocyte level of 52, wbc count of 3.3?

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Lecopenia: Wbc ct of 3.3 is leucopenia or low WBC ct condition , close to the low normal range of 4-4.5 of WBC ct, the high normal is upto 11-11500. But is 3.3 not very bad, but a warning symptoms that the WBC ct is dropping. Most of the time this could be related to some medications we take, early sign of progressive bonemarrow failure where the cells are produced. Getting serial blood counts done are needed.

Question 8

in a fbc is lymphocytes what they test for to see if your nk cells are aggressive mine blood test said lymphocytes 1.6 and 2.3 within same year?

Accepted Answer

Good question: Total blood count gives a snap shot at the 1- numbers 2- percentages of white cells and lymphocytes. Unless abnormal to the machine eyes, they do not tell on the bad vs. Good guys. There is day to day, if not hour to hour variation and the variation in count is accounted in the normal range. What is the normal range in your test and lab? Relax and let your doctor explain  your count. Thanks.

Question 9

lymphocyte 40.4 what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Incomplete info: You need to give us the complete report of your blood counts. A blood test called cbc(complete blood count) is what we need to get hold of. Only then we can help you. But the doctor who ordered the test can explain what this all means.

Question 10

lymphocyte 40.4 -what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

What  is the unit?: Are you talking about percentage or the absolute lymphocytes counts?  If this is percentage , what is the total white blood cell?

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