THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
BLOOD GROUPS
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Karl Elrich
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Camilo Goligi
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Paul Elrich
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Karl Landsteiner
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was not until the year 1900, when Karl Landsteiner at the University of Vienna, discovered why some blood transfusions were successful while others could be deadly. Landsteiner discovered the ABO blood group system by mixing the red cells and serum of each of his staff.
Detailed explanation-2: -Landsteiner classified the blood in four groups. In 1901, he published a paper about discovery of ABO blood groups (1) (Table 1). Before this, Landsteiner had claimed that blood groups are inherited (2). Because of his valuable discovery, he won the Nobel Prize in medicine, in 1930.
Detailed explanation-3: -Landsteiner’s discoveries, the one that has captivated the popular imagination the most is his discovery of the A-B-O blood groups, frequently called the Landsteiner blood groups in his honor.