Classic Light Transmission Platelet Aggregometry: Do We Still Need it?

Hamostaseologie. 2023 Dec 8. doi: 10.1055/a-2117-4614. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFor more than 50 years, light transmission aggregometry has been accepted as the gold standard test for diagnosing inherited platelet disorders in platelet-rich plasma, although there are other functional approaches performed in whole blood. In this article, several advantages and disadvantages of this technique over other laboratory approaches are discussed in the view of recent guidelines, and the necessity of functional assays, such as light transmission aggregometry in the era of molecular genetic testing, is highlighted.PMID:38065556 | DOI:10.1055/a-2117-4614
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