Basophils

How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Basophils. McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.27.13. Accessed December 05, 2025.

Last Reviewed: May 9, 2022

Last Updated: May 9, 2022

Chapter Information

For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.

Analyte [material]

Basophils

Reference range, target level, or decision threshold

0-300/microL (0.01-0.3 Giga/L)

0%-1%

Interpretation of results

↑ Myeloproliferative neoplasms, acute basophilic leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis

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