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Study data from Massachusetts General Hospital update knowledge of women's health

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, January 25th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion-related fatality reported to the Food and Drug Administration. Donor screening may reduce TRALI risk."

"This study sought to compare the efficacy and safety of different TRALI risk-reduction strategies at a hospital-based donor center. Samples from 1053 donors who answered questions regarding pregnancy and transfusion history were tested for HLA Class I and II antibodies using a flow cytometry-based screening assay. Donor history was compared with the presence of HLA alloantibodies. These data were used to model several TRALI risk-reduction...

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