ABO blood group system


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Noun1.ABO blood group system - a classification system for the antigens of human bloodABO blood group system - a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
classification system - a system for classifying things
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He created the ABO blood group system, which is still used today to ensure the safety of blood transfusions.
Therefore, the ABO blood group system may have influences in the bleeding time (BT) and clotting time (CT).
However, there are some other than in the ABO blood group system which are called minor blood groups and these are represented in more than 600 known antigens besides A, B and Rh.
In the early 1900s, Karl Landsteiner was the first to demonstrate the phenotypic differences of the blood group system, later known as the ABO blood group system. The ABO system continues to be the most important blood group system with antigens expressed on red cells, platelets, and other tissues.
In transfusion science, ABO blood group system is the most important blood group system.
The ABO blood group system is established by complex carbohydrates on red cell surfaces and the vascular endothelium as well as other cells and tissues.
Many previous studies had reported the great importance of ABO blood group system in determining disease and health states.
In 1900 Land Steiner discovered ABO blood group system which create a new intricate decipline of research.
The antigens of the ABO blood group system are complex carbohydrate molecules.
Ji et al., "ABO blood group system and gastric cancer: a case-control study and meta-analysis," International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol.
The ABO blood group system consists of four basic groups, namely A, B, AB, and O, depending on the presence of the A and B antigens.
The regulation of ABO blood group system is under the control of ABO gene expression.7 Genes for ABO antigens and Rh antigen are located on chromosome no.