Publications

UK NEQAS for Leucocyte Immunophenotyping has contributed to the scientific literature for over three decades, advancing standards in flow cytometry, molecular haemato-oncology, and external quality assessment/proficiency testing worldwide.

Our publications span consensus guidelines, interlaboratory studies, and methodological research – covering areas from CD4+ T cell counting and CD34+ stem cell enumeration to PNH testing, measurable residual disease in haematological malignancies, and chimerism monitoring after HSCT. These collaborative works reflect our commitment to improving laboratory accuracy and patient outcomes through rigorous external quality assessment.

Evaluation of ZAP-70 expression by flow cytometry in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: A multicentric international harmonization process

Letestu R, Rawstron A, Ghia P, Villamor N, Boeckx N, Boettcher S, Buhl AM, Duerig J, Ibbotson R, Kroeber A, Langerak A, Le Garff-Tavernier M, Mockridge I, Morilla A, Padmore R, Rassenti L, Ritgen M, Shehata M, Smolewski P, Staib P, Ticchioni M, Walker C, Ajchenbaum-Cymbalista F

Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2008 Jul;74(4):259. Leuven, Nancy Boeckx [corrected to Boeckx, Nancy].

doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.20132 PMID: 16906588.

Flow rate calibration. III. The use of stabilized biostandards to calibrate the flow rate and calculate absolute CD4+ T-cell counts

Walker CL, Whitby L, Granger V, Storie I, Reilly JT, Barnett D

Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2006 May;70(3):154-62. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.20103. PMID: 16572418.

Diagnosis of plasma cell leukaemia: findings of the UK NEQAS for Leucocyte Immunophenotyping scheme

van Veen JJ, Reilly JT, Richards SJ, Whitby L, Goodfellow K, Granger V, Rees DC, Barnett D

Clin Lab Haematol. 2004 Feb;26(1):37-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0141-9854.2003.00584.x. PMID: 14738436.

Perfect count: a novel approach for the single platform enumeration of absolute CD4+ T-lymphocytes

Storie I, Sawle A, Goodfellow K, Whitby L, Granger V, Ward RY, Peel J, Smart T, Reilly JT, Barnett D

Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2004 Jan;57(1):47-52. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.10065. PMID: 14696063.

Flow rate calibration II: a clinical evaluation study using PanLeucoGating as a single-platform protocol

Storie I, Sawle A, Whitby L, Goodfellow K, Granger V, Reilly JT, Barnett D

Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2003 Sep;55(1):8-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.10050. PMID: 12949954.

Flow rate calibration I: a novel approach for performing absolute cell counts

Storie I, Sawle A, Goodfellow K, Whitby L, Granger V, Reilly JT, Barnett D

Cytometry B Clin Cytom. 2003 Sep;55(1):1-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.b.10051. PMID: 12949953.

Grading of laboratories on CD4+ T-lymphocyte evaluations based on acceptable data boundaries defined by the measurement error

Kunkl A, Risso D, Terranova MP, Girotto M, Brando B, Mortara L, Lantieri PB

Cytometry. 2002 Apr 15;50(2):117-26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.10069. PMID: 12116354.

Quality control of CD4+ T-lymphocyte enumeration: results from the last 9 years of the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Immune Monitoring (1993-2001)

Whitby L, Granger V, Storie I, Goodfellow K, Sawle A, Reilly JT, Barnett D

Cytometry. 2002 Apr 15;50(2):102-10. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.10094. PMID: 12116352.

CD45-assisted PanLeucogating for accurate, cost-effective dual-platform CD4+ T-cell enumeration

Glencross D, Scott LE, Jani IV, Barnett D, Janossy G

Cytometry. 2002 Apr 15;50(2):69-77. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/cyto.10068. PMID: 12116348.

UK NEQAS for leucocyte immunophenotyping: the first 10 years

Reilly JT, Barnett D

J Clin Pathol. 2001 Jul;54(7):508-11. doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.54.7.508. PMID: 11429420; PMCID: PMC1731480.