title: [The French reference laboratory for rare blood groups: activities in 2001].
abstract: The French reference laboratory for rare blood groups (CNRGS) is working for all participants of the transfusion chain: from the donors to the recipients; from the French Establishment for Blood to medical laboratories; from hospital to the haemovigilance network; from governmental agencies to European structures. This laboratory is in charge of: (1) studies of complex problems of immunohaematology; (2) studies of rare blood group phenotypes; (3) reagents quality controls; (4) production of biological standards; (5) specific specimen banks; (6) molecular studies of blood group antigens and antibodies involved; (8) panels of reference cells or DNA; (9) international exchanges.
authors.affiliation: Institut national de la transfusion sanguine, université Paris VI, Inserm U76, 6, rue Alexandre-Cabanel, 75015, Paris, France. prouger@ints.fr <prouger@ints.fr>
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rouger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Noizat-Pirenne
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ansart-Pirenne
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Le Pennec
mesh_terms: D000847:Annual Reports as Topic; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology; D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching / Q000592:standards*; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000592:standards; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D005602:France; D005787:Gene Frequency; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000592:standards; D007391:International Cooperation; D007753:Laboratories / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010641:Phenotype; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System