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Blood DopingAka: Blood Boosting

Techniques
1. Blood doping (blood boosting)
  1. pRBC Units donated well before an event
  2. pRBC transfused immediately before an event
2. Recombinent Erythropoietin (rEPO)
  1. Stimulates red cell mass
  2. Very expensive
  3. Same effect as blood doping
Adverse Effects
1. Hypercoagulation risk may be fatal
2. Eighteen deaths by European Cyclists who blood doped
Detection
1. Not detected, but banned by olympic committee 1984

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