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Volker Kiefel is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Hematology. They have contributed extensively to topics such as Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Blood groups and transfusion, Blood disorders and treatments, Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis, and Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders.

The main subjects covered in their publications reflect a consistent focus on platelet-related conditions and blood disorders. The frequent research topics include:

  • Platelet Disorders and Treatments
  • Blood groups and transfusion
  • Blood disorders and treatments
  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders

Kiefel's most recent papers illustrate their active engagement in hematological research. These works include:

  • Anti-human platelet antigen-5b antibodies and fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia; incidental association or cause and effect?, 2022, British Journal of Haematology
  • Platelet antibodies in immune thrombocytopenia and related conditions, 2020, Journal of Laboratory Medicine
  • Fetal and neonatal immune thrombocytopenia caused by maternal alloantibodies and isoantibodies in Caucasian and Asian populations: a narrative review, 2021, Annals of Blood
  • Contents Vol. 47, 2020, Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
  • Nachweis thrombozytärer Antikörper - aktueller Stand, 2024, Transfusionsmedizin

The publication venues where Kiefel's work frequently appears are varied and multidisciplinary within hematology and transfusion medicine. These venues include:

  • British Journal of Haematology
  • Journal of Laboratory Medicine
  • Annals of Blood
  • Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy
  • Transfusionsmedizin

Kiefel's research collaborations have involved several frequent co-authors, demonstrating interdisciplinary and cooperative efforts in their field. Notable collaborators include:

  • Sentot Santoso
  • Gregor Bein
  • Yongshui Fu
  • Julia Alm
  • Yalin Duong

Their work addresses the immunological aspects of platelet disorders and blood transfusion, contributing to the understanding of alloimmune reactions and autoantibody formation in these conditions.

Best Publications

  • Monoclonal antibody--specific immobilization of platelet antigens (MAIPA): a new tool for the identification of platelet-reactive antibodies

    V Kiefel;S Santoso;M Weisheit;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • 348 CASES OF SUSPECTED NEONATAL ALLOIMMUNE THROMBOCYTOPENIA

    Christian Mueller-Eckhardt;Alfons Grubert;Marianne Weisheit;Gertrud Mueller-Eckhardt

  • A rapid and sensitive test for diagnosing heparin-associated thrombocytopenia.

    A Greinacher;I Michels;V Kiefel;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • Laboratory diagnosis of heparin-associated thrombocytopenia and comparison of platelet aggregation test, heparin-induced platelet activation test, and platelet factor 4/heparin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

    A Greinacher;J Amiral;V Dummel;A Vissac

  • Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin in immune thrombocytopenia.

    A. Salama;C. Mueller-Eckhardt;V. Kiefel

  • Nomenclature of human platelet antigens.

    P. Metcalfe;N. A. Watkins;W. H. Ouwehand;W. H. Ouwehand;C. Kaplan

  • Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: New Insights Into the Impact of the FcγRIIa-R-H131 Polymorphism

    Lena E. Carlsson;Sentot Santoso;Gudrun Baurichter;Hartmut Kroll

  • The MAIPA assay and its applications in immunohaematology.

    V. Kiefel

  • Treatment of autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura with rhesus antibodies (anti-Rh0(D).

    A Salama;V Kiefel;R Amberg;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • Analysis of granulocyte-reactive antibodies using an immunoassay based upon monoclonal-antibody-specific immobilization of granulocyte antigens

    J Bux;B Kober;V Kiefel;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • Deposition of Terminal C5b–9 Complement Complexes on Erythrocytes and Leukocytes during Cardiopulmonary Bypass

    Abdulgabar Salama;Ferdinand Hugo;Dieter Heinrich;Rüdiger Höge

  • Platelet alloantibodies in transfused patients.

    Volker Kiefel;Claudia König;Hartmut Kroll;Sentot Santoso

  • Autoantibodies against platelet glycoprotein Ib/IX: a frequent finding in autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura

    V Kiefel;S Santoso;E Kaufmann;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • HPA‐5b (Bra) neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: clinical and immunological analysis of 39 cases

    C. Kaplan;M. C. Morel-Kopp;H. Kroll;V. Kiefel

  • Antigen-positive platelet transfusion in neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT)

    Volker Kiefel;Dirk Bassler;Hartmut Kroll;Bosco Paes

  • The human platelet alloantigens Br(a) and Brb are associated with a single amino acid polymorphism on glycoprotein Ia (integrin subunit alpha 2).

    Sentot Santoso;Rainer Kalb;Matthias Walka;Volker Kiefel

  • Implications of demographics on future blood supply: a population-based cross-sectional study.

    Andreas Greinacher;Konstanze Fendrich;Ralf Brzenska;Volker Kiefel

  • Effect of IgG anti-Rho(D) in adult patients with chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenia.

    A. Salama;V. Kiefel;C. Mueller‐Eckhardt

  • The Bra/Brb alloantigen system on human platelets.

    V Kiefel;S Santoso;B Katzmann;C Mueller-Eckhardt

  • A new platelet-specific alloantigen Bra. Report of 4 cases with neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia.

    V. Kiefel;S. Santoso;B. Katzmann;C. Mueller-Eckhardt

  • Immune Thrombocytopenia - Current Diagnostics and Therapy: Recommendations of a Joint Working Group of DGHO, ÖGHO, SGH, GPOH, and DGTI.

    Axel Matzdorff;Oliver Meyer;Helmut Ostermann;Volker Kiefel

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Greinacher
Andreas Greinacher Greifswald University Hospital
Sentot Santoso
Sentot Santoso University of Giessen
Ingrid Pabinger
Ingrid Pabinger Medical University of Vienna
Peter J. Newman
Peter J. Newman Medical College of Wisconsin
Klaus Lechner
Klaus Lechner Medical University of Vienna
Theodore E. Warkentin
Theodore E. Warkentin McMaster University
Willem H. Ouwehand
Willem H. Ouwehand University of Cambridge
Wolfgang R. Mayr
Wolfgang R. Mayr Medical University of Vienna
James B. Bussel
James B. Bussel Cornell University
Sucharit Bhakdi
Sucharit Bhakdi Kiel University

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