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Integrating molecular technologies for red blood cell typing and compatibility testing into blood centers and transfusion services.
Transfusion medicine reviews - 1 Apr 2008
Hillyer Christopher D, Shaz Beth H, Winkler Anne M, Reid Marion
Abstract excerpt
Nucleic acid-based technology is now at a point where the field of transfusion medicine is ready for its widespread application. In the donor center, genotyping of red blood cell (RBC) products provides phenotype-matched products for special patient populations or antigen-negative products for patients with alloantibodies. In the immunohematology reference laboratory, molecular technologies aid in discerning...
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