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Risk factors for red blood cell alloimmunization in the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study (REDS‐III) database by Karafin, Matthew S., Westlake, Matt, Hauser, Ronald G., Tormey, Christopher A., Norris, Philip J., Roubinian, Nareg H., Wu, Yanyun, Triulzi, Darrell J., Kleinman, Steve, Hendrickson, Jeanne E.

“…Summary Despite the significance of red blood cell (RBC) alloimmunization, the lack of standardized registries in the US has prevented the completion of large…”
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The global role of G6PD in infection and immunity by Shah, Shivang S, Stone, Elizabeth F, Francis, Richard O, Karafin, Matthew S

“…Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymopathy in humans. G6PD is an essential enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway…”
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Chronic Pain Does Not Impact Baseline Circulating Cytokine Levels in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease by Karafin, Matthew S, Simpson, Pippa, Field, Joshua J

“…Chronic pain affects 50% of adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). Although inflammation is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of chronic pain, no…”
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Chronic pain in adults with sickle cell disease is associated with alterations in functional connectivity of the brain by Karafin, Matthew S, Chen, Guangyu, Wandersee, Nancy J, Brandow, Amanda M, Hurley, Robert W, Simpson, Pippa, Ward, Doug, Li, Shi-Jiang, Field, Joshua J

“…Chronic pain affects 50% of adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). Although central sensitization is thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of this chronic…”
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound detects changes in microvascular blood flow in adults with sickle cell disease by Lindner, Jonathan R, Belcik, Todd, Widlansky, Michael, Harmann, Leanne M, Karafin, Matthew S, Wandersee, Nancy J, Puligandla, Maneka, Neuberg, Donna, Linden, Joel, Field, Joshua J

“…In patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), poor outcome measures compromise the potential success of clinical trials. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is a…”
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The use of plasma exchange in Hashimoto's encephalopathy: A case report and review of the literature by Cook, Melissa K., Malkin, Mark, Karafin, Matthew S.

“…Hashimoto's Encephalopathy (HE) is a very rare condition characterized by psychosis, seizures, cognitive fluctuations, and myoclonus. In a few published cases,…”
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Evaluation of monoclonal and oligoclonal gammopathies in a pediatric population in a major urban center by Karafin, Matthew S, Humphrey, Richard L, Detrick, Barbara

“…A growing body of literature has documented monoclonal proteins in children. Little is known about their associated diagnoses. We retrospectively evaluated all…”
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Genotyping and the Future of Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease by Karafin, Matthew S., Howard, Jo

“…Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a high rate of red cell alloimmunization, which increases morbidity and mortality. Reasons for this susceptibility…”
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Dominance attributions following damage to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex by Karafin, Matthew S, Tranel, Daniel, Adolphs, Ralph

“…Damage to the human ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VM) can result in dramatic and maladaptive changes in social behavior despite preservation of most other…”
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New and emerging technologies for pretransfusion blood quality assessment: A state-of-the-art review by Caughey, Melissa C, Francis, Richard O, Karafin, Matthew S

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A Fatal Case of Immune Hyperhemolysis with Bone Marrow Necrosis in a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease by Karafin, Matthew S, Singavi, Arun, Johnson, Susan T, Field, Joshua J

“…In patients with sickle cell disease, hyperhemolysis is a rare but life-threatening complication of transfusion. In this case report, we describe a 61 year-old…”
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Characteristics of blood banking/transfusion medicine fellows in the United States, 2013–2021: Lessons learned from the Transfusion Medicine In‐Service Examination (TMISE) practice survey by Karafin, Matthew S., Tanhehco, Yvette C., Kreuter, Justin D.

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How do we build a comprehensive Vein‐to‐Vein ( V2V ) database for conduct of observational studies in transfusion medicine? Demonstrated with the Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐IV‐Pediatric V2V database protocol by Birch, Rebecca Jeffries, Umbel, Keith, Karafin, Matthew S., Goel, Ruchika, Mathew, Sunitha, Pace, Wilson

“…Abstract Background The Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation Study‐IV‐Pediatric (REDS‐IV‐P) is the fourth iteration of the National Heart, Lung, and…”
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Hospital transfusion service operations during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic: Lessons learned from the AABB hospital survey in preparation for the next infectious disease outbreak by Rajbhandary, Srijana, Shmookler, Aaron, Cohn, Claudia S., Nunes, Eduardo, Karafin, Matthew S., Stubbs, James, Pagano, Monica B.

“…Background The SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic disrupted hospital operations, affected the blood supply, and challenged the health care system to develop new therapeutic…”
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A genome‐wide association study of alloimmunization in the TOPMed OMG‐SCD cohort identifies a locus on chromosome 12 by Sun, Quan, Karafin, Matthew S., Garrett, Melanie E., Li, Yun, Ashley‐Koch, Allison, Telen, Marilyn J.

“…Background Red cell alloimmunization after exposure to donor red cells is a very common complication of transfusion for patients with sickle cell disease…”
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Variation in Neonatal Transfusion Practice by Patel, Ravi M., Hendrickson, Jeanne E., Nellis, Marianne E., Birch, Rebecca, Goel, Ruchika, Karam, Oliver, Karafin, Matthew S., Hanson, Sheila J., Sachais, Bruce S., Hauser, Ronald George, Luban, Naomi L.C., Gottschall, Jerome, Josephson, Cassandra D., Sola-Visner, Martha, Mast, A.E., Hod, E.A., Custer, B.S., Vichinsky, E.P., Spencer, B.R., Mathew, S.M., Harris, D.R., Busch, M.P., Norris, P.J., Ness, P.M., Kleinman, S.H., Tamburro, R., Glynn, S.A., Malkin, K.

“…To estimate the incidence of blood product transfusion, including red blood cells, platelets, and plasma, and characterize pretransfusion hematologic values…”
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‐incompatible mean fluorescence intensity‐selected platelet products have corrected count increments similar to HLA antigen‐matched platelets by Karafin, Matthew S., Schumacher, Connie, Zhang, Jian, Simpson, Pippa, Johnson, Susan T., Pierce, Karen L.

“…Background Donor specific antibody sum mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) values have been successfully used in transplant medicine to assess risk for organ…”
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Hypoxic storage of donor red cells preserves deformability after exposure to plasma from adults with sickle cell disease by Karafin, Matthew S., Field, Joshua J., Ilich, Anton, Li, Lang, Qaquish, Bahjat F., Shevkoplyas, Sergey S., Yoshida, Tatsuro

“…Background Red cell (RBC) transfusions are beneficial for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), but ex vivo studies suggest that inflamed plasma from…”
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Trends in US minority red blood cell unit donations by Yazer, Mark H., Delaney, Meghan, Germain, Marc, Karafin, Matthew S., Sayers, Merlyn, Vassallo, Ralph, Ziman, Alyssa, Shaz, Beth

“…BACKGROUND To provide the appropriately diverse blood supply necessary to support alloimmunized and chronically transfused patients, minority donation…”
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The controversial role of red cell transfusions for sickle cell pain by Karafin, Matthew S, Field, Joshua J

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWRed cell transfusions are one of the most common and important therapies used for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). For prevention of…”
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