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Accurate blood group antigen typing is crucial for safe transfusions, especially in diverse populations. This study introduces a cost-efficient microarray genotyping method that precisely identifies Rh and MNS blood group variations.

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  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Transfusion Medicine

Background:

  • Blood transfusions require donor-recipient red blood cell (RBC) antigen compatibility for safety.
  • Ethnic genetic variations influence RBC antigen frequencies, complicating interethnic transfusions.
  • Accurate blood group typing is vital for transfusion medicine, particularly for underrepresented ethnic groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a cost-efficient, scalable microarray genotyping method for comprehensive blood group typing.
  • To address challenges in typing the Rh and MNS blood group systems due to highly paralogous genomic loci.
  • To ensure accurate blood group analysis in ethnically diverse populations.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel microarray genotyping approach for blood group systems.
  • Included specific strategies to overcome challenges with highly paralogous loci in Rh and MNS systems.
  • Benchmarked the method using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) data from 1052 ethnically diverse samples.

Main Results:

  • Achieved 99.95% benchmarking concordance and a 99.65% call rate.
  • Demonstrated high accuracy in typing clinically important blood group systems, including Rh and MNS.
  • Validated the method's performance on an ethnically diverse cohort.

Conclusions:

  • The developed microarray genotyping method offers a highly accurate, cost-efficient, and scalable solution for comprehensive blood group analysis.
  • This method is suitable for diverse sample sets and improves blood transfusion safety, especially for minority populations.
  • Provides a valuable tool for high-throughput genotyping in transfusion medicine.