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Studies in the Area of Blood Transfusion Reported from University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Published in Blood Weekly, June 23rd, 2011

2011 JUN 23 -- Investigators publish new data in the report "Microparticles in stored red blood cells as potential mediators of transfusion complications. 'This article reviews evidence for the involvement of cell-derived microparticles (MPs) in transfusion-related adverse events. The controversy concerning possible added risk of older versus fresher stored blood is also reviewed and is consistent with the hypothesis that MPs are involved with adverse events," researchers in Miami, United States report.

"Although all types of circulating MPs are discussed, the emphasis is on red blood cell-derived MPs (RMPs). The evidence is particularly strong for...

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