This project is an exciting search for the holy grail of anti-D donor research: identifying the “secret sauce” in a person’s immune response that makes them produce an anti-D immune response.
Dr Alexis Perros is a research fellow, and she's using genomic techniques and samples from the ABDS biobank to help answer questions about blood group systems and iron storage.
Did you know that blood types go beyond A, B, and O? In fact, there are over 350 different blood types, and some of those are more common in people with particular ethnic ancestry.
I couldn’t provide a sample when I was at a donor centre and now I can’t donate, can I still be part of the study?Yes. The blood samples are just one part of the study.