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A Practical Assay for Assessing Mean Red Blood Cell Age Using the Protein 4.1a/4.1b Ratio
E. Seiler, N. Bender, P. Eppenberger…·Asya Makhro
This paper develops a low-volume method to measure the 4.1a/4.1b protein ratio in red blood cells to estimate mean RBC age, showing significant interindividual variation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.08.757720