Figure 2.

“Ideal” Immune Function Assay. Many intrinsic factors contribute to the increased variability among subjects, such as genetic factors or vaccination record. The ideal IFA should be minimally impacted by those factors that create diversity in the physiological context. Taking into consideration the challenge to interpret results due to inter-individual diversity, technical factors, as minimal sample handling or robust platforms, can be optimized to allow reproducibility between tests and decrease the bias accumulated during the manipulation workflow.