progenitor cell assay (PCA)

Indications

• often used to predict the engraftment time after stem-cell transplantation

Methods

-these assays generally require two weeks for completion

More general terms

• clinical hematology test

More specific terms

• burst forming units-erythroid (BFU-E)
• colony forming units-basophil (CFU-Baso)
• colony forming units-eosinophil (CFU-Eo)
• colony forming units-erythroid (CFU-E)
• colony forming units-granulocyte (CFU-G)
• colony forming units-granulocyte/monocyte (CFU-GM)
• colony forming units-megakaryocyte (CFU-Meg)
• colony forming units-megakaryocyte/erythroid (CFU-MegE)
• colony forming units-monocyte/macrophage (CFU-M)
• common myeloid progenitor; colony forming units-granulocyte/erythrocyte/macrophage/megakaryocyte (CFU-GEMM)