Advances in Molecular Diagnostics of Transfusion Medicine
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 13209
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Molecular diagnostics can greatly aid in the safe supply of blood and blood components in transfusion settings. The determination of reference DNA sequences for humans and pathogens has led to the incorporation of molecular diagnostic approaches in everything from blood group genotyping to nucleic acid testing of blood products for infectious diseases. There are currently 43 blood group systems where the genes have been cloned and sequenced, allowing the molecular bases associated with most antigens to be determined. Knowing the molecular basis of these blood group systems then opens the door to apply molecular diagnostic techniques to be able to detect variants. DNA microarrays and next generation sequencing studies have paved the way for blood group genotyping. Recent studies have reported how cutting-edge single molecule sequencing can detect variants in blood group alleles. Molecular diagnostics for blood group genotyping can also identify risk of haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn in prenatal testing. This Special Issue welcomes original articles and reviews focused on new molecular diagnostic approaches to blood group genotyping and the process of safely supplying blood to patients.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Next generation sequencing of novel blood group alleles
- Single molecule sequencing of novel blood group alleles
- Novel molecular assays for blood grouping
- High throughput techniques for ensuring safe supply of blood to patients
- Fetal blood group genotyping
Dr. Tracey Madgett
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- next generation sequencing
- single molecule sequencing
- blood group genotyping
- molecular diagnostics
- transfusion medicine
- blood group alleles
- non-invasive prenatal blood group genotyping
- free fetal DNA
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