Dihydrorhodamine-123 flow cytometry method: time for substantial revision in technical procedure.

The dihydrorhodamine 123 assay is generally applied to measure the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species in neutrophils using flow cytometry and is considered a diagnostic evaluation for chronic granulomatous disease. In fact, there is a broad range of variables that can directly or indirectly affect test results, either individually or collectively. It is therefore crucial to identify the ideal requirements to achieve reliable results as well as using these requirements to provide standard operating procedures that should be taken into account.

Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia characteristics: first report from Iran.

Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is the infrequent type of acute leukemia characterized by immunophenotypic and/or cytochemical features of both lineages, but the diagnosis of this disease still is a challenge. In this study, we analyzed immunophenotyping, cytochemistry and frequency of MPAL patients to better diagnosis of MPAL characteristics according to WHO 2016 criteria for the first time in Iran. In this retrospective study, 27 patients were diagnosed as MPAL based on WHO 2016 criteria during 2014-2017.