Serum transferrin receptor is a marker of iron deficiency in patients included in programs for preoperative autologous blood donation.

Unlabelled: Recently programs for preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) have expanded to reduce the need for allogenic blood transfusion. Nevertheless, the ability of the patients's bone marrow to replace the red blood cells (RBCs) mass reduced by phlebotomies determines the efficacy of PABD. In mild anemia, known as iron-deficient erythropoiesis (IDE) or iron deficiency without anemia, precipitated by PABD, the marrow response is suboptimal and needs adjuvant therapy.

[The distribution of Rh blood groups in the population of Puglia].

The authors have conducted a study on the genic frequency within the Rh system in 3.000 subjects of certain Apulia ancestry. The results, in agreement with those of previous authors, have demonstrated that the frequency of the haplotypes containing "d" appears clearly lower than the national average value.