According to the ISBT, for a blood group to be considered a new system, it must fulfill several criteria: it should be genetically determined, inherited, identifiable via serological or molecular ...

The scientific association had until now recognised 47 blood group systems. (Representational) A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier ...

The ABO blood group system was first discovered in the early 1900s, where blood type is identified by the presence or absence of specific antigens. Thanks to DNA sequencing, the discovery of new ...