More than 100 years ago, Dr. Karl Landsteiner discovered that not all red blood cells are alike. He found that, when ...

Blood types are determined by antigens -- a substance that triggers an immune response -- on the surface of red blood cells. There are ABO antigens, which designate ABO blood types. This is ...

Although the media and the public are worried about the infectious risks of transfusion, hemovigilance reports show that antigen ... of ABO incompatibility caused by giving the wrong blood to ...

Researchers at DTU and Lund University have discovered enzymes that, when mixed with red blood cells, are able to remove ...

An individual's ABO blood type is commonly determined by using antibodies specific for type A and type B glycoproteins. Antibody-A (Anti-A) and Antibody-B (Anti-B) combine with A and B antigens, ...

Another example of a trait that shows discontinuous variation is the human ABO blood antigen system. For years, followers of Mendel and Galton argued over whether the Mendelian theory or the ...