AABB deletes room temperature antibody test from Standards.
Increased emphasis on antibody screening requires screening cells to be un-pooled & stand alone with homozygous representation of antigens corresponding to clinically significant antibodies.
Paul Terasaki reports that patients who had received blood transfusions were less likely to reject their transplants. The ‘Blood Transfusion Effect’ begins the story of Transfusion Induced Immunomodulation (TRIM).
Borne et al (Central Laboratories of Netherlands Red Cross) report 1st effective diagnostic platelet antibody immunofluorescence test.
