Platelet storage properties are associated with donor age: in vitro quality of platelets from young donors and older donors with and without Type 2 diabetes.
Ido J BontekoePieter F van der MeerArthur J VerhoevenDirk de KortePublished in: Vox sanguinis (2018)
Platelets from young donors exhibited the best storage conditions. On average, PLTs from older donors showed poorer in vitro quality but, considering the sub-optimal storage conditions, the implications for the daily blood bank routine is probably small. No association with T2D was found.