This text is a review of molecular immunohematology (MI). It draws from analyses and case studies around the world and details many techniques used in many labs. It is aimed at anyone interested in how MI is changing blood bank and transfusion medicine.

As days, and then years go by, we all want to leave something behind that tells a bit about what it was like to be "me." Like everyone else, there are experiences that touched my life, and in some cases, changed my life forever. In this book, it is my desire to share a few of those experiences with you. Now that I am in my nineties, it seems expedient for me to get these thoughts and experiences on paper.