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San Diego Blood Bank PRECISION BLOOD IS AT THE HEART OF ITS MISSION
Kamila receives a transfusion
San Diego Blood Bank ’ s vision is to have an even greater impact on our community ’ s health through precision medicine , an innovative , patientcentric health approach - bringing greater precision to transfusion medicine through a targeted DNA sequencing analysis of blood type in both blood donors and blood recipients . This precision matching of blood type allows physicians to identify the best transfusion products more accurately for their patients , resulting in fewer complications , immune reactions and better patient outcomes . Providing blood products via this patient-centric approach will usher in a new era of precision transfusion medicine .
Transfusion patients in greatest need include cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation , organ and bone marrow transplant patients , and patients with blood disorders ( like sickle cell disease or thalassemia ) or other conditions requiring frequent transfusions throughout their life .
As an example of the benefits , one current patient has alpha thalassemia major , a severe and life-threatening blood disorder causing hydrops around vital organs . She also has liver damage of unknown etiology and no longer
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