by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Antithetical This is a term used to describe a pair (and occasionally more than a pair) of antigens that are coded by different alleles of a single gene. For example, in the MNS blood group system, a person can inherit an allele from his or her parent that...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Apheresis Platelets Also known as “apheresis-derived platelets,” “pheresis platelets,” “platelets, pheresis,” or “single donor platelets,” this product refers to the platelets obtained from a single apheresis...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Apheresis Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced The proper name for a unit of platelets collected using apheresis technology that has been modified by removing the vast majority of donor white blood cells. This is the most commonly transfused platelet product in the...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Autologous Literally, “derived or transferred from the same individual’s body.” In blood banking, autologous transfusions (or transplantations) are ones in which the donor and recipient are the same person. There are multiple ways for...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 8, 2016
Glossary Back Type A slang term used by blood bank staff to refer to a process currently known as “serum grouping” or “reverse grouping.” In short, the back type involves testing patient serum against A1 and B cells to see what ABO antibodies...
