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Hacettepe University, Ankara
Routine neopterin blood bank screening may reduce risk of viral transmission
October 26th, 2005
Routine neopterin blood bank screening may reduce risk of viral transmission. According to a study from Turkey, "Neopterin is an early, sensitive and nonspecific marker of cellular immunity. In the present study, serum levels of neopterin were measured by ELISA in 2760 volunteer blood donors, all negative by routine screening tests." "Neopterin concentrations ranged from 0.001 to 62.1 nmol/L. 141 donors (5.1%) were found to have high ({{>=}}11 nmol/L) neopterin levels, and 57 of them accepted further investigations within about 3 weeks after their donation. "Six had clinical symptoms, and 7 were positive for viral markers....
Source: Elder Law Weekly (2005-10-26)
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