Article
The efficacy of ethnic specific blood groups genotyping for routine donor investigation and rare donor identification in Taiwan.
Vox sanguinis - 1 Jan 2022
Yang Meng-Hua, Chen Jen-Wei, Wei Sheng-Tang, Hou Sheng-Mou, Chen Yann-Jang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Large-scale single nucleotide variation (SNV)-based blood group genotyping assays have been made available for over a decade. Due to differences in ethnic groups, there is much diversity in clinically important blood group antigens and genetic variants. Here, we developed a robust matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF)-based blood group genotyping method on MassARRAY...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Alleles
- Blood Donors
- Blood Group Antigens
- Ethnicity
- Genotype
- Genotyping Techniques
- Humans
- Taiwan