As always the
nice people at “Transfusion News” come up with food for thought…
Cryopreserved Platelets for Functional Assays
 | | January 3, 2023 | | Both
heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) and vaccine-induced immune
thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) are rare but serious drug reactions.
HIT and VITT are caused by the formation of abnormal antibodies to
platelet factor 4 (PF4), which activates platelets to release
thrombospondin-1 (TSP1). [Read More] |
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 | | December 27, 2022 | | While
individuals with the sickle cell trait (SCT) have a single allele of
hemoglobin S (HbS) and are eligible blood donors, their RBCs may sickle
under certain conditions. Thus, many transfusion services screen RBC
units to avoid transfusing SCT RBCs to individuals with sickle cell
disease (SCD) and neonates. [Read More] |
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