Tag: Nature Medicine


February 8, 2010

SNPwatch: Genetic Variant Involved in Dangerous Blood Transfusion Reaction Identified

The 23andMe Blog

There's no doubt that blood saves lives.  According to the Red Cross, in the United States alone about five million people need a total of 14 million pints of blood each year.  That's 38,000 pints every day. But transfusions are not without their dangers.  Among them is transfusion-related acute lung [...]

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