Scientists Uncover New Blood Group After Half-Century Mystery

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Scientists Uncover New Blood Group After Half-Century Mystery
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Scientists have identified a new human blood group system called the MAL blood group, after discovering a patient from 1972 lacked a surface molecule found on all other red blood cells, a finding that could improve transfusion safety for rare blood types.

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