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Review
. 2014 Oct;41(5):338-41.
doi: 10.1159/000366106. Epub 2014 Sep 15.

DGTI Register of Rare Donors

Hein Hustinx  1
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Review

DGTI Register of Rare Donors

Hein Hustinx. Transfus Med Hemother. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

For patients with antibodies against the most common blood groups a rapid and efficient supply of compatible erythrocyte concentrates is self-evident. But typically we have to make the greatest effort providing blood for these patients, which have made antibodies against common blood groups. There are however patients with antibodies against rare blood group antigens that need special blood. The supply of such blood can be very difficult and mostly time-consuming. For this reason we set up a database of blood donors with rare blood groups. Since 2005 the BTS SRC Berne Ltd. has run this database on behalf of the Swiss BTS SRC. After a reorganization and extension of the database, conducted during 2011/2012, the data file was renamed 'DGTI Register of Rare Donors' and is now run under the patronage of the German Society for Transfusion Medicine and Immunohematology (DGTI).

Keywords: Antigen; Bank of frozen blood; Blood group genotyping; DGTI; Database; ISBT; Phenotype; Rare blood groups; Rare donor.

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