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A New Human Blood Group

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DURING the investigation of a hæmolytic transfusion reaction, it was observed that the patient's serum contained an isoantibody the reactions of which did not correspond with those of known blood group systems. The patient was a hæmophilic who had received previous transfusions. His serum contained two immune antibodies, namely, anti-Rh and a second antibody which reacted with a large proportion of group O Rh-negative bloods; this second antibody could be detected with certainty only by the indirect Coombs test.

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CUTBUSH, M., MOLLISON, P. & PARKIN, D. A New Human Blood Group. Nature 165, 188–189 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1038/165188b0

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