Investigation of indirect markers of autologous blood transfusion in peripheral blood samples

Project Title: Investigation of indirect markers of autologous blood transfusions in peripheral blood samples

Researcher: M. Ashenden

Institution: Science and Industry Against Blood Doping, Australia

Year accepted: 2006

Summary: In the absence of a test to detect autologous blood transfusion, this project was an exploration and comparison of several different avenues of research. The initial 2-year project was extended to permit investigation of promising early findings that autologous transfusion altered gene expression levels.