Test Offers Shortest Time to Reportable Results For US Hospitals, Reference Labs and Blood Centers
- Efficient system analyzes 37 antigens of 10 blood group systems
- Helps minimize allo-immunization risk in blood transfusions
- Effective tool to generate "rare donor" database and expedite antibody identification in complex workups
"We are proud to welcome ID CORE XT to our family of FDA approved blood typing products and services," said Carsten Schroeder, President of Grifols Commercial Diagnostic Division. "This test reinforces our commitment to provide high-quality solutions that improve transfusion medicine practices and patient care."
Molecular red blood cell typing provides significant advantages to patient and in donor management. Individuals requiring frequent transfusions are at a higher risk of receiving incompatible blood, which can result in life-threatening and costly adverse reactions1.
The ID CORE XT kit will benefit patients who require ongoing transfusions including individuals with hemoglobinopathies such as sickle-cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia. SCD affects approximately 100,000 Americans and is a major health concern in the U.S.2 Beta-thalassemia affects approximately one in 100,000 individuals worldwide.3
The kit will also be used for cancer patients who require more thorough blood typing. Other patients who may benefit from the kit include those with warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia, those who have recently received a transfusion and those undergoing daratumumab therapy.1,4
ID CORE XT types simultaneously 37 antigens of the following blood group systems: Rh, Kell, Kidd, Duffy, MNS, Diego, Dombrock, Colton, Cartwright and Lutheran, providing detailed information of the most clinically relevant blood groups. The predicted antigen profiles are used to build donor databases for the optimized management of antigen-negative units that are often needed to support the above mentioned patients.
The test will soon be available from Grifols as a kit to be used in the laboratory and as a send-out testing service from the Grifols Immunohematology Center in San Marcos, Texas.
For more information about Grifols Diagnostic Division visit diagnostic.grifols.com/IDCOREXT.
About ID CORE XT
ID CORE XT is an integral part of the BLOODchip product line, manufactured by Progenika, a Grifols company. The diagnostic kit uses Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technologies to amplify DNA samples, and, combined with Luminex® technology, permits the precise identification of the genetic markers that code for red blood cell antigens. The technology is easy to use, consisting on few pipetting steps, taking only 30 minutes hands-on-time and 4h from DNA to result.
In addition to ID CORE XT, the positive controls (ID CORE CONTROL) and proprietary software (BIDS XT) have also been granted FDA approval. BIDS XT is a unique software designed to hold a database, help maintain the traceability and transfer data to the LIS among other features.
Luminex is a trademark of Luminex Corporation.
References:
2 https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/sicklecell/data.html
3 https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/thalassemia-major/
4 http://www.aabb.org/programs/publications/bulletins/Documents/ab16-02.pdf
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