Author:
Vijaya Knight, MD, PhD, (D)ABMLI
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Allergy & Immunology
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Author:
Vijaya Knight, MD, PhD, (D)ABMLI
Department of Pediatrics
Section of Allergy & Immunology
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Primary Audience:
Phlebotomists, Laboratory Technologists, Laboratory Directors
Secondary Audience:
Pathologists, Clinical Scientists (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Residents, and Students
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
· describe the functions of cytokines;
· enumerate the types of assays used to measure cytokines;
· explain the importance of using the same laboratory and the same assay when measuring cytokine levels; and
· enumerate cytokine-targeting biologics.