by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary DTT DTT (Dithiothreitol) is a “thiol reagent” that dissolves disulfide bonds between cysteine amino acids, potentially affecting both red cell antigens and antibodies. Other, less commonly used examples of thiol reagents are 2-mercaptoethanol...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Discriminatory NAT A type of nucleic acid testing done after a reactive multiplex NAT. Multiplex NAT (mNAT) tests multiple donors whose samples have been pooled into one testing sample for three different organisms: HIV-1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Dengue Virus Dengue (pronounced “DENG-gee”), or “DENV,” is actually a group of viruses that cause “dengue fever” (more commonly, simply “dengue”) and a more serious infection known as “dengue hemorrhagic...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary DAT Abbreviation for “Direct Antiglobulin Test.” Sometimes people say it as if it is a word, but most blood bankers speak it letter by letter instead (“D-A-T”). Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 11, 2016
Glossary Crossmatch A general term for a testing (or evaluating) one person’s serum/plasma against another person’s red blood cells to check and see if there is an incompatibility (primarily in the ABO and Rh systems). There are actually two main types of...
