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SUMMARY:DNA based identification of Human blood groups - Nick Gleadall (Ph
 D Student Cambridge Infectious Diseases)
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CONTACT:Stephan Ursprung
DESCRIPTION:NHS Blood and Transplant perform over 7\,000 transfusions per 
 day. In order to ensure the safety of each of these transfusions it is cri
 tical to identify the blood group of both donor and recipient. Currently\,
  antibody-based identification methods are used. However\, typing reagents
  for rare blood groups are often expensive\, unavailable or unreliable. DN
 A-based techniques can be used to identify all blood groups of an individu
 al in a single test. Adoption of high throughput DNA based blood typing wi
 ll allow blood bank organisations to save money\, provide better patient c
 are and prevent deaths.
LOCATION:Senior Parlour\, Gonville and Caius College
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