Scientists from the French Blood Establishment (EFS) has successfully identified the ultra-rare 48 th blood type group, known as “Gwada negative,” which came from a blood sample originally drawn some ...

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 ...

It started with a routine blood test before surgery. What doctors discovered next hadn’t been seen in medical history. It started with a routine blood test before surgery.

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 ...