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John J. Moulds mcmxliii–mmxi VOLUME 27, N UMBER 4, 2011 Immunohematology Volume 27, Number 4, 2011 CONTENTS I N M EMORI A M 117 John J. Moulds G.M. Meny Tribute to John J. Moulds 118 S. Nance, J. Vincent, M.K.G. Moulds, J.M. Moulds, T.S. Casina, and C. Flickinger R EVIEW 131 The ISBT 700 series of low-incidence and 901 series of high- incidence blood group antigens M.E. Reid R EVIEW 136 The LW blood group system: a review M.K.G. Moulds O RIGIN A L R EPORT 143 Occurrence of antibodies to low-incidence antigens among a cohort of multiply transfused patients with sickle cell disease P. Jack son O RIGIN A L R EPORT 146 Determination of optimal method for antibody identification in a reference laboratory J.R. Haywood, M.K.G. Moulds, and B.J. Bryant O RIGIN A L R EPORT 151 Preoperative coagulation studies to predict blood component usage in coronary artery bypass graft surgery S. Josefy, R. Briones, and B.J. Bryant C OMMUNIC ATION 154 Letter from the editors Thank you to the contributors to the 2011 issues 155 A NNOUNCEMENTS 158 A DVERTISEMENTS Index 162 Volume 27, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, 2011 166 I NSTRUCTIONS FOR A UTHORS E DITOR - IN -C HIEF E DITORI A L B OA RD Sandra Nance, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Patricia Arndt, MT(ASCP)SBB Joyce Poole, FIBMS Pomona, California Bristol, United Kingdom M A N AGING E DITOR Cynthia Flickinger, MT(ASCP)SBB James P. AuBuchon, MD Mark Popovsky, MD Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seattle, Washington Braintree, Massachusetts Martha R. Combs, MT(ASCP)SBB Marion E. Reid, PhD, FIBMS S ENIOR M EDIC A L E DITOR Durham, North Carolina New York City, New York Geralyn M. Meny, MD Geoffrey Daniels, PhD S. Gerald Sandler, MD Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bristol, United Kingdom Washington, District of Columbia TECHNIC A L E DITOR Anne F. Eder, MD Jill R. Storry, PhD Dawn M. Rumsey, ART (CSMLT) Washington, District of Columbia Lund, Sweden Glen Allen, Virginia George Garratty, PhD, FRCPath David F. Stroncek, MD Pomona, California Bethesda, Maryland A SSOCI ATE M EDIC A L E DITORS Brenda J. Grossman, MD David Moolten, MD St. Louis, Missouri E MERITUS E DITOR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Christine Lomas-Francis, MSc Delores Mallory, MT(ASCP) SBB Ralph R. Vassallo, MD New York City, New York Supply, North Carolina Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Paul M. Ness, MD E DITORI A L A SSISTA NT Baltimore, Maryland Sheetal Patel C OPY E DITOR Mary L. Tod P ROOFRE A DER Lucy Oppenheim Immunohematology is published quarterly (March, June, September, and December) by the American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Washington, DC 20006. P RODUCTION A SSISTA NT Immunohematology is indexed and included in Index Medicus and MEDLINE on the Marge Manigly MEDLARS system. The contents are also cited in the EBASE/Excerpta Medica and Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (CABS) databases. E LECTRONIC P UBLISHER The subscription price is $40.00 (U.S.) and $50.00 (foreign) per year. Paul Duquette Subscriptions, Change of Address, and Extra Copies: Immunohematology, P.O. Box 40325 Philadelphia, PA 19106 Or call (215) 451-4902 Web site: www.redcross.org/immunohematology Copyright 2011 by The American National Red Cross ISSN 0894-203X O N O UR C OVER Never forget the history . John J. Moulds July 29, 1943–June 13, 2011 I N M E M OR I A M John J. Moulds G.M. Meny John J. Moulds, the widely acclaimed leader in transfusion medicine, died on June 13, 2011, after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 67. John was a 1961 graduate of Rapid City High School in Rapid City, South Dakota, and a 1965 graduate of Chadron State. He became a certified medical technologist after completing studies at St. John’s McNamara Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, and earned the specialist in blood banking from the American Society for Clinical Pathology after completing studies at the Minneapolis War Memorial Blood Bank. John was a longtime participant in the field of transfusion medicine. He published approximately 100 scientific papers, presented lectures on every continent except Antarctica, and was named to several technical advisory boards. He founded and directed the Serum, Cells, and Rare Fluids Exchange, whose membership has expanded to more than 150 immunohematologists. John received numerous awards in recognition of his achievements, including the 1983 AABB Ivor Dunsford Award, the 2003 AABB/National Blood Foundation Sally Frank Award/Lectureship, the 2007 University of Texas Medical Branch L. Jean Stubbins Memorial Lectureship, and the 2011 International Society for Blood Transfusion Presidential Award. Recently, the LifeShare Reference and Scientific Support Laboratories at Shreveport, Louisiana, were named for John. We are honored that John served on the editorial board of Immunohematology for 15 years, beginning in 1997. His knowledge and valuable insight will be missed. Survivors include his wife, Dr. Joann Moulds, and two daughters, Dr. Terri Moulds Bowen and Dr. Christie Moulds-Merritt. Geralyn M. Meny, MD, MS Senior Medical Editor, Immunohematology The following tributes to John Moulds include testimonials from colleagues as well as reiterations of presentations from the dedication of the LifeShare Reference and Scientific Support Laboratories in February 2011. IMMUNOHEMATOLOGY, Volume 27, Number 4, 2011 117 Tribute to John J. Moulds S. Nance, J. Vincent, M.K.G. Moulds, J.M. Moulds, T.S. Casina, and C. Flickinger John J. Moulds, MT(ASCP)SBB John J. Moulds had a prolific career in immunohematology. For the 2011 South Central Association of Blood Banks (SCABB) His name is synonymous with analytic scientist. From my annual meeting, I nominated John Moulds for the Larry L. Trow Memorial Education Award. This award is for people who have perspective, John’s most admirable trait and one that we shown excellence in education in blood banking. The following is should all strive for was his genuine and incisive interest in a reiteration of my nomination of John for the award, which, by the case, whether presented by an esteemed colleague or a the way, he won. student. He endeavored to find the reason for the results and what it meant for the patient’s care. He was a truth seeker, John Moulds spent his career providing education to eagerly remembering the past to help solve today’s case! One the blood bank community in many different aspects. I first of my favorite recollections is talking at length (was there any met John while I was an SBB student when he was working other way with John?) about a very minute detail of a most at Gamma Biologicals in Houston, Texas. I do believe my complex case from the past, which of course was always the knowledge of the Lewis system and my philosophy of antibody clue that led to the resolution. He was always the one with the identification came from that short week with John. I will corporate memory; it was John who could tell us the family never forget him saying, “Don’t look for unicorns until you members by name and type, which laboratory studied the have ruled out the zebras.” case, the exact reactivity of the samples in each of the media, Besides his work with Gamma, he worked for Ortho as and the conclusion for the case. a Senior Research Fellow and more recently as the Director Immunohematology benefitted immeasurably from his of Scientific Support Services at LifeShare Blood Center. No experience and ideas, and we miss his presence. John served on matter what his job was, he always found time to teach at local, the editorial board of Immunohematology for many years, and national, and international meetings. In 1972, he founded and I and the rest of the editorial board members are truly grateful was director of the Serum, Cells, and Rare Fluid (SCARF) for his contributions and opinions. In one of his last attendances International Exchange. John has chaired committees for at the annual editorial board meetings, John offered to do the AABB and SCABB; he was a peer reviewer for Vox Sanguinis centerfold. Let me explain. Immunohematology has a new and Transfusion, and served on the editorial board for feature that will be used, when appropriate, to help educate our Immunohematology. staff and students. This is a page within the journal containing John’s association with my SBB program prompted me serologic, technical, or blood group information that can to nominate him for the Larry L. Trow Memorial Education be separated and posted for educational purposes, in other Award for Education. He spent one day with my SBB students words, a centerfold. Alas, John did not get to complete this. telling them how to become the best blood bankers ever, and But the first centerfold, with his beloved “orphan” antigens of he did this on his own time and with his own money! When the 700 series, appears in this issue. The tributes in this issue answering students’ questions, he would ask beforehand, “Do give credence to the intensity of his aura in the transfusion you want the long or the short version?” I do think his goal medicine science community. was to instill his love of antibodies in the future blood bankers. He had my students on the edge of their seats waiting for the Sandra Nance, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB next story, the next tidbit of information. He was a role model Editor-in-Chief, Immunohematology for teachers and for anyone who wanted to make antibody American Red Cross Biomedical Services identification their life’s work. He would pick up the phone Penn-Jersey Region and talk to somebody who was emailing about a problem.