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Towards universally acceptable blood

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Metagenomic screening of gut microbiomes led to the discovery of a new enzymatic process for the removal of group A antigens on red blood cells, providing new hope for the development of universal blood.

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Fig. 1: Graphical illustration of the structural basis for the concept of enzymatic conversion of the A and B blood groups.

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  1. Copenhagen Center for Glycomics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Henrik Clausen

  2. Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund University, BMC C14, Lund, Sweden

    Martin L. Olsson

  3. Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Laboratory Medicine, Office of Medical Service, Lund, Sweden

    Martin L. Olsson

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Clausen, H., Olsson, M.L. Towards universally acceptable blood. Nat Microbiol 4, 1426–1427 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-019-0548-9

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