198
NHS scientists find new blood group solving 50-year mystery (www.bbc.com)
submitted 1 month ago by captainkangaroo@discuss.tchncs.de to c/science@lemmy.world
18 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The research team, led by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) scientists in South Gloucestershire and supported by the University of Bristol, found a blood group called MAL.

They identified the genetic background of the previously known AnWj blood group antigen, which was discovered in 1972 but unknown until now after this world-first test was developed.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 117 points 1 month ago

This is a horribly written article about an exciting discovery.

Essentially, they’ve discovered that some humans don’t actually have the AnWj antigen, where it was assumed that all humans had some antigen configuration. And they’ve found a way to test for the missing antigens.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 6 points 1 month ago

so is it some sort of type of super type O negative?

[-] Xain52@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago

No but in a sense yes. Im to lazy and on mobile to link but most of the time those with bombay blood have to donate their own blood

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments (10 replies)
this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2024
198 points (99.0% liked)

science

14597 readers
112 users here now

just science related topics. please contribute

note: clickbait sources/headlines aren't liked generally. I've posted crap sources and later deleted or edit to improve after complaints. whoops, sry

Rule 1) Be kind.

lemmy.world rules: https://mastodon.world/about

I don't screen everything, lrn2scroll

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
m3t00@lemmy.world
Joleee@lemmy.world
laverabe@lemmy.world
DeadPand@midwest.social