M ore than 100 years ago, Dr. Karl Landsteiner discovered that not all red blood cells are alike. He found that, when ...

The Bombay blood group is extremely rare, occurring in about 1 in 10,000 people in India. This rare blood type that can only be stored for about 40 days. People with the Bombay blood group can only ...

Researchers at DTU and Lund University have discovered enzymes that, when mixed with red blood cells, are able to remove ...

The major donor factor is the expression of MHC antigens on the donor tissue and the presence of APCs within the transplanted graft. The major host factor is prior sensitization against ABO and ...

An individual's ABO blood type is commonly determined by using antibodies specific for type A and type B glycoproteins. Antibody-A (Anti-A) and Antibody-B (Anti-B) combine with A and B antigens, ...

Fortunately, the vast majority of ABO-incompatible transfusions do not ... caused by anamestic responses to red cell antigens, causing hemolysis days after the transfusion; (ii) post-transfusion ...

Previous small, retrospective studies have hinted at a link between inherited blood group antigens and risk of developing ... examine the relationship between ABO blood type and risk of pancreatic ...