THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
BLOOD GROUPS
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Group A
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Group B
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Group AB
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Group O
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Detailed explanation-1: -If you have A negative blood you can donate to anyone with a blood type of A or AB regardless of the positive or negative, however if you have A negative blood you can only receive A-or O-blood.
Detailed explanation-2: -If you have type A blood, you cannot get either type B or AB red blood cells. If you have type B blood, you cannot get type A or AB red blood cells. If you have type AB blood, you can get transfusions of O, A, B, or AB red blood cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -People with A positive blood can receive donations from: A positive donors. A negative donors. O negative donors.
Detailed explanation-4: -A1 and A2 are major subgroups of blood group A. These are differentiated by the reaction of anti-A1 lectin with A1 cells. Rarely, significance of weaker variants like A2, A3 and Ax is important as they may cause haemolytic transfusion reactions [11].