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apheresis [ENGLISH]

Process by which donor whole blood is withdrawn, specific blood components such as plasma, platelets and stem cells are removed and the remaining blood components are often, but not always, transfused directly back into the donor’s bloodstream.

aferes [SWEDISH]

Process genom vilken givarens helblod tappas, specifika blodkomponenter såsom plasma, trombocyter och stamceller avlägsnas och de återstående blodkomponenterna transfunderas ofta, men inte alltid, direkt tillbaka till givarens blodomlopp.

2024-01-29

Resources and references

Definitions have been translated into the Swedish language from the following sources:

  1. 1. American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy Glossary https://www.asgct.org/education/more-resources/glossary
  2. 2. Clinical Trials Information System https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory-overview/research-and-development/clinical-trials-human-medicines/clinical-trials-information-system
  3. 3. EMA Glossary of Regulatory Terms https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/about-us/glossaries/glossary-regulatory-terms
  4. 4. EMA Medical Terms simplifier https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/other/ema-medical-terms-simplifier_en.pdf
  5. 5. Glossary of Terms used in EU Clinical Trials Register https://www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu/doc/EU_Clinical_Trials_Register_Glossary.pdf
  6. 6. Glossary of Terms U.S Food and Drug Administration https://www.fda.gov/patients/clinical-trials-what-patients-need-know/glossary-terms
  7. 7. National Human Genome Research Institute “Talking Glossary of Genomic and Genetic Terms” https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/m#glossary
  8. 8. The Glossary for Advanced Therapies Regen. Med. Dec 2020 Vol. 15 No. 12 Suppl. 1
  9. 9. Toolkit For Patient Focused Therapy Development Glossary https://toolkit.ncats.nih.gov/glossary-2/

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