Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery
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Scientists from Britain and Israel have solved a mystery that has remained unsolved for 50 years. They described a new system of blood types in humans, reports Science Alert. In 1972, doctors took a blood sample from a pregnant woman and found that, for some reason, it lacked the surface molecule that was found in all other known red blood cells at the time. After 50 years, scientists have finally been able to explain this strange molecular abse…
They discovered it after solving a half-century anomaly.
Scientists Identify New Blood Group After 50 Year Mystery
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.
Scientists in the UK and Israel have identified a new blood type system in humans, solving a medical mystery that began in 1972.
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