Automated Hematology:Desirable New Parameters
CD4 and CD8 Lymphocyte Subsets
Reticulocytes with immature reticulocyte maturation (IRF) - alias RMI
Neutrophil activation marker, such as quantitative PMN CD64 expression
Platelet activation markers (eg. CD62 or CD41 expression)
Hb F containing RBC enumeration (Kleihauer-Bettke)
Immune activation profile (cytokine/chemokine Rs)
CD5+ B Cells or light chain+ B cells (CLL, etc.))
Stem Cell enumeration (CD34+ cells)