“…RBCs undergo time‐dependent deterioration in several aspects of their physiology during storage in standard blood bank conditions, collectively named as “RBC storage lesion.” In this context, functionally important disturbances in energy and redox metabolism, rheology, and finally, in RBC aging and removal signaling are apparent after examination of RBC concentrates in vitro by both targeted and integrated, omics‐based approaches . Indeed, time‐dependent changes in the expression/accumulation and posttranslational modifications of hemoglobin (Hb), supernatant and membrane proteins and lipids, including fragmentation, oxidation/carbonylation, oligomerization, destabilization, and phosphorylation have been reported as candidate biomarkers of storage quality and posttransfusion effects in RBC units . Omics studies have expanded knowledge on the metabolic, biomechanical, and oxidative effects of storage on RBCs and their molecular basis as a function of storage duration, strategy, and probable clinical relevance .…”