Sunitha Vege is the Technical Director of the Genomics Laboratory at the New York Blood Center. She received her Master’s in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and more recently, in Bioinformatics. She has been working in the blood group genotyping field for over 15 years with particular interest in the RH system and its genetic diversity. She has presented at state and national meeting and as co-authored numerous publications in the area.
1 General Continuing Education (GEN) | 1 Florida Lab Personnel (FLP) | 1 California Nurse (CN) | 1 California Lab Personnel (CLP) | 1 Physician (PHY)
In the past few decades, blood group genotyping has greatly expanded our knowledge of the more prevalent alleles, paving the way for commercial genotyping assays…
1.5 General Continuing Education (GEN) | 1.5 Florida Lab Personnel (FLP) | 1.5 California Nurse (CN) | 1.5 California Lab Personnel (CLP) | 1.5 Physician (PHY)
What do you do when you discover an unexpected antigen typing? Do you investigate history, rule out sample switch, opt for a different serologic technique, or refer for DNA testing? What about when you encounter an antibody of unidentified specificity? Which test do you perform next, and once the a…