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 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 ELISA/EIA ELISA is an acronym for “Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay”, a test that is now usually called “Enzyme Immunoassay” or “EIA.” Back to Glossary List Search for: Back to Full Glossary List Blood Bank Guy Essentials...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary Gel Testing The common name for various manufacturers’ versions of “column agglutination” testing. Gel testing occurs in small columns filled with a viscous gel. The RBCs and plasma being tested are added to the chamber at the top of the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 12, 2016
Glossary HEMPAS Acronym for a rare inherited anemia known as “Hereditary Erythroblastic Multinuclearity with a Positive Acidified Serum lysis test,” or congenital dyserythropoietic anemia, type II (CDA II). HEMPAS is important in blood banking due to the...
