Detecting autologous blood transfusion in doping control: biomarkers of blood aging and storage measured by flow cytofluorimetry
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Donati F, Acciarini Roberta, De Benedittis Ilenia, de la Torre Xavier, Pirri Daniela, Prete Mariangela, Stampella Alessandra, Vernucci Enza, Botre Francesco
ISSN: 1873-4316
Background: Blood transfusions are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a form of "blood doping". A method of detection of homologous blood transfusion (HBT) has been implemented by the accredited anti-doping laboratories worldwide; however, no internationally recognized method has been finalized so far for the direct detection of autologous blood transfusions, which can at present be revealed only by targeted longitudinal profiling of key blood parameters.