International Forum on Genotyping of Blood Antigens in Donors: Responses

To provide matched blood for transfusion. Target genes: Red blood cell (RBC) antigen.Testing process: Testing performed IN-HOUSE.In-house commercial assays: Sequence-specific PCR with agarose gel electrophoresis (e.g., Inno-train, BAGgene). Sequence-specific PCR with real-time fluorescence detection (e.g., Inno-train RBC-FluoGene, OneLambda for HLA testing).In-house laboratory-developed assays: PCR or RFLP.Masking of non-blood-group-related genes after completing WGS: Not applicable, we do NOT perform next-generation sequencing, whole-genome sequencing (WGS) IN-HOUSE.Are donors informed that their blood (may/will) undergo molecular/ genetic testing?Yes.If so, how?General consent form (i.e., consent for genetic testing is implicitly or explicitly included in the general consent form for blood donors).