Molecular matching of red blood cells is superior to serological matching in sickle cell disease patients

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the usefulness of DNA methods to provide a means to precisely genotypically match donor blood units for the antigen-negative type of 35 sickle cell disease patients<. METHODS: Red blood cell units were investigated for ABO, D, C, c, E, e, K, Fyª, Fy b, Jkª, Jk b, S, s, Diª...

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Main Authors: Daiane Cobianchi da Costa, Jordão Pellegrino Jr, Gláucia Andréia Soares Guelsin, Karina Antero Rosa Ribeiro, Simone Cristina Olenscki Gilli, Lilian Castilho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842013000100012