When a pregnant woman had her blood sampled back in 1972, doctors discovered it was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time.

Blood type (or blood group) is determined, in part, by the ABO blood group antigens present on red blood cells. Antibodies in our blood plasma detect when a foreign antigen marker is present.

Woody's family are supporting NHSBT's appeal for patients with similar rare conditions to get the new NHS genetic extended ...

Most people know about blood group ABO, with its positives and negatives, but they aren’t the only types. Now, scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant have ...

The health service has launched a personalised “blood matching” test for people with rare conditions who require regular ...

An unidentified woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on Earth, to the extent that she's only compatible with herself.

Researchers have identified a direct correlation between blood group A and increased risk for COVID-19 infection, according to study results published in Blood.The COVID-19 virus interacts ...

Recent research suggests a link between blood groups and your risk of being infected.

After decades of recommending fewer transfusions, internist Jeffrey Carson shows why heart attack cases need more blood.

Scientists in Britain have discovered a rare new blood group system, and in the process solved the mystery of two 30-year-old, fatal cases of hemolytic disease.