by Joe Chaffin | Mar 22, 2016
Glossary ZZAP First things first: According to the inventor of this specialized blood bank reagent (Dr. Donald Branch, now with Canadian Blood Services, but at the time of invention at City of Hope in Southern California), it should be said like this:...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Alloantibody In blood banking, an antibody formed in response to pregnancy, transfusion, or transplantation targeted against a blood group antigen that is not present on the person’s red blood cells. These antibodies are most commonly formed against...
by Joe Chaffin | Mar 7, 2016
Glossary Alloimmunization In general, production of an antibody against antigens that come from a different person of the same species. To a blood banker, this refers to the process of producing an alloantibody (targeting a red cell antigen that is absent from the red...
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...
