by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Calibration A procedure that compares results obtained by an instrument or system to a known standard. I have italicized “compares” because at its heart, calibration is just a comparison (people tend to confuse calibration with...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary CD38 A membrane protein involved in mobilizing intracellular calcium, expressed on many cells (most prominently plasma cells, but also weakly on RBCs). In blood banking, CD38 is important because of the multiple myeloma drug daratumumab (DARA), approved in...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Cell Group ABO testing is a two-part process, involving testing a person’s red cells for A and/or B antigens as well as testing the person’s serum/plasma for ABO antibodies. Testing the cells is called “cell grouping” (also...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Cellular Therapy According to the journal Transfusion, “the varied use of mononuclear cells (MNCs), CD34+ stem cells, or lymphocytes to treat or prevent various types of diseases.” (Snyder E and Choate J “The emergence of cellular therapy:...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary cGMP Abbreviation for “current good manufacturing practices,” though most people just drop the “current” and call them “good manufacturing practices.” See further discussion under GMP. Back to Glossary List Search for: Back...
