by Joe Chaffin | Mar 21, 2016
Glossary Partial D Phenotype The main Rh antigen (the one that determines whether a person is “Rh-positive” or “Rh-negative”) is known to blood bankers as the “D” antigen. A gene known as RHD on chromosome 1 codes for this large...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Elution In general, to remove/extract one material from another. In blood bank world, the term refers to removing (or “dissociating”) an antibody that is attached to the surface of a red blood cell. This procedure is most commonly used in...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Factor IX Complex Concentrate Read more about this product under its more widely used name, “Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC).” Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast Read the BBGuy Blog...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Extravascular Hemolysis In contrast to intravascular hemolysis, this is the type of hemolysis typically seen when IgG antibodies (instead of IgM) coat incompatible RBCs. Since IgG isn’t generally great at activating the complement system, these...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Epitope An immunology term that refers to the specific portion of an antigen that stimulates an immune response, and the part of the antigen to which the antibody actually binds. So, an epitope is generally a smaller portion of a larger antigen molecule...
