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Neither COVID-19, nor cryopreservation, prevented allogeneic product infusion: A report from the National Marrow Donor Program

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
BackgroundThe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in early 2020 has resulted in an unprecedented level of uncertainty and challenge for the stem cell donor registries.
Nosha Farhadfar, Jeni Newman, Jennifer Novakovich, Jacklyn Barten, Eric T. Ndifon, Jason Oakes, Meghann Cody, Huy P. Pham, Jeffery J. Auletta, Jeffery J. Auletta, John P. Miller, Steven M. Devine, Heather E. Stefanski   +12 more
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Booster vaccinations and Omicron: the effects on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Dutch blood donors

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Introduction The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) booster vaccination campaign and the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants impact the prevalence and levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the Netherlands.
F. A. Quee, B. M. Hogema, E. Slot, S. Kruijer, M. Molier, K. van den Hurk, H. L. Zaaijer   +6 more
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HLA-C*04:01 Affects HLA Class I Heterozygosity and Predicted Affinity to SARS-CoV-2 Peptides, and in Combination With Age and Sex of Armenian Patients Contributes to COVID-19 Severity

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
The novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection has become a global health concern, causing the COVID-19 pandemic. The disease symptoms and outcomes depend on the host immunity, in which the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules play a distinct role.
Anahit Hovhannisyan, Anahit Hovhannisyan, Vergine Madelian, Sevak Avagyan, Mihran Nazaretyan, Armine Hyussyan, Alina Sirunyan, Rubina Arakelyan, Zorayr Manukyan, Levon Yepiskoposyan, Karine R. Mayilyan, Frieda Jordan   +11 more
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Ferritin-guided iron supplementation in whole blood donors: optimal dosage, donor response, return and efficacy (FORTE)—a randomised controlled trial protocol

BMJ Open, 2022
Background Frequent whole blood donors have an increased risk of developing iron deficiency. Iron deficiency can have detrimental health effects when left untreated.
Katja van den Hurk, Maike G Sweegers, Dorine W Swinkels, Jan Karregat, Franke A Quee, Henriëtte H Weekamp, Vĕra M J Novotny, Hans L Zaaijer   +7 more
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Safety Analysis of Extended Platelet Shelf-Life with Large-Volume Delayed Sampling on BACT/ALERT^® VIRTUO^® in Australia

Microorganisms, 2023
Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection (TTBI) is the leading cause of transfusion-transmitted infections. Platelet components are more likely to be associated with bacterial contamination due to their storage requirements.
Anthea Cheng, Anindita Das, Khin Chaw, Peta M. Dennington, Claire E. Styles, Iain B. Gosbell   +5 more
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Ferritin measurement IN Donors—Effectiveness of iron Monitoring to diminish iron deficiency and low haemoglobin in whole blood donors (FIND’EM): study protocol for a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

Trials, 2020
Background Blood donors are at risk for reduced iron stores, because of which donor iron monitoring received increased attention in the last decade.
Maike G. Sweegers, Saurabh Zalpuri, Franke A. Quee, Elisabeth M. J. Huis in ‘t Veld, Femmeke J. Prinsze, Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Jos W. R. Twisk, Anton W. M. van Weert, Wim L. A. M. de Kort, Katja van den Hurk   +9 more
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Small volume bone marrow aspirates with high progenitor cell concentrations maximize cell therapy dose manufacture and substantially reduce donor hemoglobin loss

BMC Medicine, 2023
Background Bone marrow (BM) transplantation is a life-saving therapy for hematological diseases, and the BM harbors also highly useful (progenitor) cell types for novel cell therapies manufacture.
Jeremy Epah, Gabriele Spohn, Kathrin Preiß, Markus M. Müller, Johanna Dörr, Rainer Bauer, Shabnam Daqiq-Mirdad, Joachim Schwäble, Stefanie N. Bernas, Alexander H. Schmidt, Erhard Seifried, Richard Schäfer   +11 more
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A snapshot of ABO, RH, and JK blood group systems in modern Ireland

Health Science Reports, 2021
Objectives This study aimed to capture a snapshot of the Irish population to determine if there had been any changes in the ABO and RH blood group system (BGS) distribution from previous Irish studies and to establish an Irish JK BGS frequency, providing
Anne Browne, Anthony Kinsella, Moira Keogh, Kieran Morris, Stephen Field   +4 more
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Adult Living-Donor Kidney Transplantation, Donor Age, and Donor–Recipient Age [PDF]

Kidney International Reports, 2021
Owing to organ shortage, the number of kidney transplantation (KT) involving older adult living donors is increasing. We aimed to investigate the effects of living-donor age and donor-recipient age differences on KT outcomes.This single-center, retrospective cohort study involved 853 adult LDKTs performed between January 2008 and December 2018 ...
Takahisa Hiramitsu, Toshihide Tomosugi, Kenta Futamura, Manabu Okada, Yutaka Matsuoka, Norihiko Goto, Toshihiro Ichimori, Shunji Narumi, Asami Takeda, Takaaki Kobayashi, Kazuharu Uchida, Yoshihiko Watarai   +11 more
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Worldwide survey on key indicators for public cord blood banking technologies: By the World Marrow Donor Association Cord Blood Working Group

Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 2021
The Cord Blood Working Group of the World Marrow Donor Association created a survey for cord blood banks (CBBs) aimed to identify and understand the main technical procedures currently used by public CBBs worldwide regarding cord blood units (CBUs ...
Monique Jöris, Katie Paulson, Lesa Foley, Merry Duffy, Sergio Querol, Susana Gomez, Etienne Baudoux   +6 more
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