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Analysis of short tandem repeats (STR) is the predominant method for post-transplant monitoring of donor engraftment. It can enable early detection of disease relapse, level of engraftment and provide useful information on the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)/graft-versus-tumour (GVT) effect, facilitating therapeutic intervention. Harmonization and standardization of techniques and result interpretation is essential to reduce the impact of laboratory variability on both clinical management and the results of multi-centre clinical trials. However, the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service for Leucocyte Immunophenotyping (UK NEQAS LI) has highlighted significant issues inherent in STR testing that impact upon inter- and intra- laboratory variation. We present here consensus best practice guidelines and recommendations for STR chimerism testing, data interpretation and reporting that have been drawn up and agreed by a consortium of 11 UK and Eire clinical laboratories. This document uses data obtained from the UK NEQAS LI Post-Stem Cell Transplant (SCT) Chimerism Monitoring Programme.
Author(s): Clark JR, Scott SD, Jack AL, Lee H, Mason J, Carter GI, Pearce L, Jackson T, Clouston H, Sproul A, Keen L, Molloy K, Folarin N, Whitby L, Snowden JA, Reilly JT, Barnett D
Publication type: Letter
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Haematology
Year: 2015
Volume: 168
Issue: 1
Pages: 26-37
Print publication date: 01/01/2015
Online publication date: 22/08/2014
ISSN (print): 0007-1048
ISSN (electronic): 1365-2141
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjh.13073
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.13073
