Podcast
#06: The importance of extended antigen typing in Transfusion Medicine
Duration: 10 minutes
Dec 16, 2020
In the latest episode of Ortho Science Bytes, Tony Casina discusses the role of extended antigen typing or phenotyping in Transfusion Medicine. How this practice plays a significant role in transfusion of sickle cell, thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndrome patients as well as other chronically transfused patients, preventing the development of foreign antibodies which may avoid the challenges that come later with complex antibody problems and brings the additional benefit of allowing finding compatible blood for patients in need of a transfusion. In this podcast episode, we will explore those key points and more.
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About Our Speaker:
About Our Speaker:
Tony S. Casina MT(ASCP)SBB
Raritan, NJ
Tony S. Casina, MT(ASCP)SBB has worked in the blood banking industry for over 40 years with much of it in the commercial blood bank reagent manufacturers sector with hospital experience as a medical technologist and blood bank manager. Tony has provided technical support to laboratories throughout the world utilizing Ortho’s reagents and immunohematology test systems. He has tested some of the most challenging antibody problems as part of his reference laboratory experience. Tony has been an active participant in the AABB serving on committees and currently on the AABB Board of Directors. He has contributed as a presenter to AABB and regional blood bank meetings educational programs. He was extensively involved in the development of the ORTHO VISION® Analyzer Platform.
Tony S. Casina, MT(ASCP)SBB has worked in the blood banking industry for over 40 years with much of it in the commercial blood bank reagent manufacturers sector with hospital experience as a medical technologist and blood bank manager. Tony has provided technical support to laboratories throughout the world utilizing Ortho’s reagents and immunohematology test systems. He has tested some of the most challenging antibody problems as part of his reference laboratory experience. Tony has been an active participant in the AABB serving on committees and currently on the AABB Board of Directors. He has contributed as a presenter to AABB and regional blood bank meetings educational programs. He was extensively involved in the development of the ORTHO VISION® Analyzer Platform.
READING MATERIALS
Blood Group Antigens Facts Book 3rd ed. Reid ME, Francis-Lomas C. and Olsson ML. Elsevier Academic Press 2012
AABB Technical Manual, 20th Edition, AABB Press 2020
The Distribution of Human Blood Groups and other Polymorphisms, 2nd ed. Mourant AE, Kopec AC, Domaniewska-Sobczak. Oxford Press 1976
