Publications & Abstracts

Publications

Recommendation for validation and quality assurance of non-invasive prenatal testing for foetal blood groups and implications for IVD risk classification according to EU regulations
Banch Clausen F, Hellberg Å, Bein G, Bugert P, Schwartz D, Dovc Drnovsek T, Finning K, Guz K, Haimila K, Henny C, O'Brien H, Orzinska A, Sørensen K, Thorlacius S, Wikman A, Denomme G A, Albert Flegel W, Gassner C, de Haas M, Hyland C, Ji Y, Lane W J, Nogués N, Olsson M L, Peyrard T, van der Schoot C E, Weinstock C, Legler T
First published: Vox Sanguinis 21 June 2021

A novel ABO allele with a 21-bp duplication identified in two unrelated European individuals with weak A expression
Jakobsen M A, Hult A K, Hellberg Å, Lejon Crottet S, Sprogøe U, Olsson M L Affiliations expand
Transfus Med. 2020 Dec;30(6):508-512

Assessing and mitigating the interference of ALX148, a novel CD47 blocking agent, in pretransfusion compatibility testing
Yeul Kim T, Sook Yoon M, Hustinx H, Sim J, I Wan H, Kim H
Transfusion 2020 Oct;60(10):2399-2407

A multidimensional cross-sectional analysis of COVID-19 seroprevalence among a police officer cohort: The PoliCOV-19 study
Sendi P, Baldan R, Thierstein M, Widmer N, Gowland P, Gahl B, Büchi AE, Güntensperger D, Wider M, Blum MR, Tinguely C, Maillat C, Theel ES, Berbari E, Dijkman R, Niederhauser C
medRxiv preprint, August 2021

Comparison of a New IgG-EIA for the Detection of Anti-Plasmodium Antibodies with Two Currently Used Assays
Niederhauser C, Tinguely C, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Marti H P, Nickel B, Klemens J M, Warnecke J M, Gowland P
Transfus Med Hemother

Multicentre Performance Evaluation of the Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay as an Aid in Determining Previous Exposure to SARS-CoV-2
Riester E, Majchrzak M, Mühlbacher A, Tinguely C, Findeisen P, Hegel JK, Laimighofer M, Rank CM, Schönfeld K, Langen F, Laengin T, Niederhauser C

Performance evaluation of the Roche Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 S immunoassay
Riester E, Findeisen P, Hegel JK, Kabesch M, Ambrosch A, Rank CM, Pessl F, Laengin T and Niederhauser C
J Virol Method, accepted Infect Dis Ther, 2021 Aug 9;1-17

Control of Raw Pork Liver Sausage Production Can Reduce the Prevalence of HEV Infection.
Ripellino P, Pianezzi E, Martinetti G, Zehnder C, Mathis B, Giannini P, Forrer N, Merlani G, Dalton HR, Petrini O, Bihl F, Fontana S, Gobbi C
Pathogens. 2021;10(2):107

Putting the spotlight on donation-related risks and donor safety - are we succeeding in protecting donors?
Mikkelsen C, Mori G, van Walraven SM, Castrén J, Zahra S, MacLennan S, Seidel K, Fontana S, Veropalumbo E, Cannata L, Pupella S, Kvist M, Happel M, Korkalainen P, Wulff B, Fernandez-Sojo J, Eguizabal C, Urbano F, Vesga MA, Pozenel P, van Kraaij M, Hansen MB, Slot E, Ullum H
Vox Sang. 2021;116(3):313-323

How donor selection criteria can be evaluated with limited scientific evidence: lessons learned from the TRANSPOSE project
Mikkelsen C, Mori G, van Walraven SM, Castrén J, Zahra S, MacLennan S, Seidel K, Fontana S, Veropalumbo E, Cannata L, Pupella S, Kvist M, Happel M, Korkalainen P, Chandrasekar A, Paulus U, Bokhorst A, Wulff B, Fernandez-Sojo J, Eguizabal C, Urbano F, Vesga MA, van Kraaij M, Merz EM, van den Hurk K, Hansen MB, Slot E, Ullum H
Vox Sang. 2021;116(3):342-350

Haplotype structure defines effects of common DPYD variants c.85T > C (rs1801265) and c.496A > G (rs2297595) on dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase activity: Implication for 5-fluorouracil toxicity
Hamzic S, Schärer D, Offer SM, Meulendijks D, Nakas C, Diasio RB, Fontana S, Wehrli M, Schürch S, Amstutz U, Largiadèr CR
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021;87(8):3234-3243

Medical student education in transfusion medicine, part II: Moving forward to building up a "Know How" education program in transfusion medicine for under-graduate medical students.
Garraud O, Vuk T, Brand A, de Angelis V, Politis C, Haddad A, Vlaar APJ, Lozano M, Ertuğrul Örüç N, Laspina S, Tissot JD
Transfus Apher Sci. 2020 Jul 22:102879. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32718832

Blood, perceptions, resource and ownership: When transfusion illustrates the complexity.
Garraud O, Charlier P, Tissot JD
Transfus Clin Biol. 2020 Apr;27(2):91-95.
Epub 2020 Jan 9. PMID: 31982310

Erythroferrone as a sensitive biomarker to detect stimulation of erythropoiesis.
Ramirez Cuevas K, Schobinger C, Gottardo E, Voss SC, Kuuranne T, Tissot JD, Favrat B, Townsend N, Leuenberger N
Drug Test Anal. 2020 Feb;12(2):261-267.
Epub 2020 Jan 8. PMID: 31655016 Clinical Trial.

The effects of intravenous iron supplementation on fatigue and general health in non-anemic blood donors with iron deficiency: a randomized placebo-controlled superiority trial
Keller P, von Känel R, Hincapié CA, da Costa BR, Jüni P, Erlanger TE, Andina N, Niederhauser C, Lämmle B, Fontana S
Sci Rep. 2020 Aug 26;10(1):14219.

Putting the spotlight on donation‐related risks and donor safety – are we succeeding in protecting donors?
Mikkelsen C, Mori G, van Waldraven SM, Castrén J, Zahra S, MacLennan S, Siedel K, Fontana S, Veropalumbo E, Cannata L, Pupella S, Kvist M, Happel M, Korkalainen P, Wulff B, Fernandez-Sojo J, Eguizabal C, Urbano F, Vesga MA, Pozenel P, van Kraaij M, Bagge Hansen M, Slot E, Ullum H
Vox Sang. 2020 Oct 26.
Online ahead of print.

How donor selection criteria can be evaluated with limited scientific evidence: lessons learned from the TRANSPOSE project
Mikkelsen C, Mori G, van Walraven SM, Castrén J, Zahra S, MacLennan S, Seidel K, Fontana S, Veropalumbo E, Cannata L, Pupella S, Kvist M, Happel M, Korkalainen P, Chandrasekar A, Paulus U, Bokhorst A, Wulff B, Fernandez-Sojo J, Eguizabal C, Urbano F, Vesga MA, van Kraaij M, Merz EM, van den Hurk K, Bagge Hansen M, Slot E, Ullum H
Vox Sang. 2020 Nov 15.
Online ahead of print.

Miscellaneous

GCP Symposium Jan 2021, Graduate School for Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, Uni Bern
A Blood Transfusion Service in the time of COVID-19

Tinguely C
Presentation

SFTS 2021, Marseille, France, Nov 2021
Lésion de stockage des globules rouges: impact clinique

Prudent M
Présentation invitée

Abstracts

Specificity of an automated Anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay in COVID-19 pre-pandemic cohorts (T03-ID28467)
Riester E, Krieter B, Findeisen P, Laimighofer M, Schoenfeld K, Laengin T, Niederhauser C
International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Critical Role of Clinical Laboratories in the COVID-19 Pandemic Virtual Conference, February 2021

A NOVEL ABO*A2 VARIANT ALLELE IDENTIFIED IN TWO PATIENTS WITH AWEAK PHENOTYPE
Stettler J, Lejon Crottet S, Hustinx H, Still F, Graber J, Kraeuchi R, Niederhauser C, Henny C
Vox Sanguinis 2021, P-038

SCREENING FOR RHD*09 (DAR) SUBTYPE ALLELES IN PATIENT SAMPLES COLLECTED IN SWITZERLAND
Kräuchi R, Theiler C, Henny C, Hustinx H, Niederhauser C and Lejon Crottet C
Accepted for the DGTI congress 2021 as PS-2-6

Evaluation of different processing methods to label platelets for in vivo studies
Muret C, Crettaz D, Martin A, Bertaggia Calderara D, Zermatten M, Aliotta A, Alberio L, Prudent M
Poster GTH 2021, Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb 2021

In vitro transfusion model to study the effect of the donor’s and recipient’s sex on red blood cells
Längst E, Bardyn M, Tissot JD, Prudent M
Poster D-Day UNIL, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 2021

Modèle de transfusion in vitro pour étudier les globules rouges
Längst E, Crettaz D, Delobel J, Renella R, Bardyn M, Tissot JD, Prudent M
Poster SFTS 2021, Marseille, France, Nov 2021 Transfus Clin Biol 2021; 28(4): S105

Biotinylation des plaquettes selon BPF et évaluation in vitro
Muret C, Crettaz D, Martin A, Aliotta A, Bertaggia Calderara D, Alberio L, Prudent M
Poster SFTS 2021, Marseille, France, Nov 2021 Transfus Clin Biol 2021; 28(4): S107

Comparaison des méthodes de mélange des buffy-coats « Train » et « Octopus » pour la préparation de concentrés plaquettaires
Comparaison des méthodes de mélange des buffy-coats « Train » et « Octopus » pour la préparation de concentrés plaquettaires Martin A, Dögnitz N, Hilger W, Feldmann J, Muhtari S, Aegerter P, Prudent M
Poster SFTS 2021, Marseille, France, Nov 2021 Transfus Clin Biol 2021; 28(4): S57-S58