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Transitioning a multiethnic donor pool from serologic D-negative to molecularly RHD-negative at a hospital-based blood donor service.
Journal of translational medicine - 19 Jun 2025
Flegel Willy A, Srivastava Kshitij, Caruccio Lorraine G, Schmid Pirmin, Stiles David A, Bueno Marina U, Dowling Nadine R, Paige Traci D, Shrestha Sita
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Some individuals carry a very low expression of the D-antigen, called a Del phenotype. Red cell units from such blood donors with DEL alleles are RhD protein-positive, despite being routinely labelled D-negative. Molecular typing offers a more sensitive method to identify Del individuals by detecting the presence of the RHD gene. Pools of 20 or more donor samples are routinely screened for the RHD...
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