Estimated median density identifies donor age and sex differences in red blood cell biological age

CONCLUSIONS: This study provides further evidence that there are inherent differences between the biological age profiles of RBCs between blood donors of different sex and age. Our findings further highlight that biological age may contribute to RBC quality during storage and that donor characteristics need to be considered when evaluating transfusion safety and efficacy.PMID:38420746 | DOI:10.1111/trf.17749

Source: Transfusion - February 29, 2024 Category: Hematology Authors: Olga Mykhailova Mackenzie Brandon-Coatham Kiarra Durand Carly Olafson April Xu Qi-Long Yi Tamir Kanias Jason P Acker Source Type: research