Disclosed is a registry system, including member institutions, in which
transfusion donors and recipients are registered following genotyping,
which would typically take place in a member institution, or a member
institution would have access to the genotyping information, if performed
outside. The registry database can be accessed and searched by members
seeking samples of particular type(s). Systems are disclosed for
maintaining economic viability of genotyping in connection with
transfusions, by maximizing the number of units placed with the minimal
number of candidate donors typed. Genotyping of potential donors, and
product supply, is matched to forecasted demand. Genotyping can also be
limited to the more clinically relevant markers. The registry system can
also be integrated with one format of assay which generates an image for
analysis, whereby the imaged results can be analyzed and redacted by
experts in a central location, and then transmitted back to the patient
or their representative.