by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Hematopoietic progenitor cells (HPCs) are cells that are capable of multiplying and producing additional blood cells of a particular lineage. The are often somewhat inaccurately called hematopoietic “stem cells”...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary G Antigen G is a combination antigen in the Rh Blood Group System found on red cells containing either D or C antigens. Given the high frequency of D antigen expression (85% of whites, 92% of blacks, 99% of asians), it shouldn’t be surprising that the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary GMP Abbreviation for “Good Manufacturing Practices.” For blood bankers, GMPs are a set of regulations established under the authority of the US Food and Drug Administration used to make sure that we take proactive steps to ensure that our products...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Graft-vs-Host Disease (GVHD) A general term for any disease where something put into someone’s body reacts against that person’s tissues or cells. In general, this happens most commonly in the setting of organ or progenitor cell transplantation,...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary H Gene The H gene encodes an enzyme that is required in the expression of the H antigen on the surface of red blood cells. Translation of the active allele, H, of the FUT1 gene results in formation of the enzyme known as α-1,2-fucosyltransferase (H is...
