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High-throughput molecular profiling of blood donors for minor red blood cell and platelet antigens.
Transfusion - 1 May 2006
Montpetit Alexandre, Phillips Michael S, Mongrain Ian, Lemieux Réal, St-Louis Maryse
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BACKGROUND: ABO and D phenotyping of both blood donors and patients receiving transfusions is routinely performed by blood banks to ensure compatibility. These analyses are performed by antibody-based agglutination assays. Blood is not tested for minor blood group antigens on a regular basis, however, because of cost and time constraints. This can result in alloimmunization of the patient against one to several...
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