CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -What is EMM negative? The Rajkot man is said to be the first person in India and 10th in the world with an EMM blood group. As EMM level is low in blood, the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) named it EMM negative. The blood group has been given symbol ISBTO42.

Detailed explanation-2: -EMM Negative Blood Group is the first distinct blood type in India. Only 9 persons in the entire globe have the rarest blood type as of today, but a 65-year-old man from Rajkot, Gujarat, has been found to have it.

Detailed explanation-3: -A 65-year-old man from Gujarat who is a heart patient has been identified with EMM negative blood group, making it India’s first and world’s tenth case of unique blood group which cannot be categorized into the existing groups of ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘O’ or ‘AB’.

Detailed explanation-4: -What’s the rarest blood type? AB negative is the rarest of the eight main blood types - just 1% of our donors have it. Despite being rare, demand for AB negative blood is low and we don’t struggle to find donors with AB negative blood.

Detailed explanation-5: -Emm has been designated the 42nd blood group system. Rare individuals have an Emm- phenotype due to homozygous loss-of-function mutations in the PIGG gene. These individuals often have naturally occurring anti-Emm antibodies that are identified during routine blood type and crossing.