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  1. Massive autoimmune hemolysis documented by monocyte monolayer assay in a multiply transfused patient using reticulocytes isolated by simple centrifugation in microhematocrit tubes
  2. High frequency of variant RHD genotypes among donors and patients of mixed origin with serologic weak-D phenotype
  3. Evaluation of the applicability and effectiveness of a molecular strategy for identifying weak D and DEL phenotype among D- blood donors of mixed origin exhibiting high frequency of RHD*Ψ
  4. -318C/T polymorphism of the CTLA-4 gene is an independent risk factor for RBC alloimmunization among sickle cell disease patients
  5. Duffy null genotype or Fy(a-b-) phenotype are more accurate than self-declared race for diagnosing benign ethnic neutropenia in Brazilian population
  6. Implementing a fully automated high-throughput strategy for blood donor genotyping
  7. Screening for theSMIM1*64_80 delAllele in blood donors in a population from Southern Brazil