A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced.

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 ...

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French scientists have identified a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative", belonging to a French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The woman is the only known carrier of what is now ...

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This discovery began quietly back in 2011 when doctors detected an unusual antibody in the woman’s blood during routine pre-surgical tests in Paris.

However, the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) has recognised more than 360 antigens in 47 blood group systems.

The blood type, nicknamed “Gwada negative,” was found in a French woman originally from Guadeloupe. It’s the 48th distinct blood group system to be established.

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