Matrix-Assisted Laser Deabsorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Shows Promise for Blood Group Genotyping A collaborative project between researchers in Switzerland and Germany suggests that matrix-assisted laser deabsorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF… December 21, 2012
Donor Deferral of MSM May Inappropriately Conflate Group Membership with Individual Risk A review from researchers at Case Western Reserve University suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy of deferring… December 21, 2012
HLA-haploidentical Bone Marrow Transplantation May be Alternative Cure for Sickle Cell Patients Researchers have shown that bone marrow transplantation using related HLA-haploidentical donors may be a safe and effective cure for sickle… December 7, 2012
Researchers Identify Gene Which Regulates Heme Synthesis A team of researchers led by Dr. Dhvanit Shah of Harvard Medical School has shown that mitochondrial ATPase inhibitory factor… November 20, 2012
Increased Plasma and Platelet Transfusion Ratios Associated with Decreased Mortality A recently published prospective cohort study of ten level I trauma centers in the US suggests that increased ratios of… November 7, 2012
Recurrence of ABO Blood Groups Stems From Trans-Species Polymorphism Researchers have new evidence that the ABO blood groups come from a trans-species polymorphism among distantly related species that has… November 7, 2012
Donor Red Cell Metabolites May Be Correlated with Post-transfusion RBC Survival Researchers who presented their work at the October AABB Conference in Boston, MA have shown that donor red blood cell… October 22, 2012
Researchers Co-transplant Marrow and Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Franconi Anemia Patient A team of researchers from Indiana University and Cook General Biotechnology has successfully co-transplanted bone marrow and marrow-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal… October 22, 2012
Multicenter Study Finds No Correlation between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and XMRV A multicenter blinded case-control study has confirmed that chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is not associated with xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related… October 5, 2012
Female Sex is not an Independent Risk Factor for Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization Researchers from the Sanquin-LUMC in the Netherlands have concluded that female sex alone is not sufficient to recommend extended crossmatching… October 5, 2012
