LYMPHOCYTOTOXIC ANTIBODIES
Specimen: 5 mL blood
in plain tube.
Method: Cytotoxicity.
Application: Component of the “cross match” procedure in organ transplantation.
Not otherwise of value.
Interpretation: Lymphocytotoxic antibodies are also found in SLE, but the previously
described association with cerebral lupus has not been confirmed.
Reference: Osman C. Clin Rheumatol 1994; 13: 21-27.