What Is The Rare Bombay Blood Group?
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12 March 2024
Recently, 50 people with the rare Bombay blood group came together to create a national database of individuals with uncommon blood types
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About 450 people in India are known to possess this rare blood group, and has an incidence of one in four million globally
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Also known as the hh blood group, it is a rare blood type in which there is the absence of H antigen and presence of anti-H antibodies
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It was discovered in Mumbai in 1952 by Dr YM Bhende, and that's how it got its name
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If the patient carries two mutant gene (H gene), then it will result in Bombay or Oh phenotype
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Since Bombay blood group does not possess the A or B antigens, it is usually comprehended as the ‘O' blood type
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This blood phenotype is mostly found in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and in some parts of the Middle East region
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Given the rarity of the blood group, blood transfusion of this phenotype is a difficult task
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Rejection may occur if people receive blood from A, B, AB or O blood group
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This group is generally not stored in blood banks, as it is rare and the shelf life of blood is 35-42 days
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