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Scientists find new blood type in Guadeloupe woman (medicalxpress.com)

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A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced.

The announcement was made 15 years after researchers received a blood sample from a patient who was undergoing routine tests ahead of surgery, the French Blood Establishment (EFS) said on Friday.

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[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

I'm glad they chose an easy to remember name.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's no worse than Rhesus positive/negative. I suppose you could shorten it to G+/-.

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Which was incorrect to start with, it has been Rh only for a very long time now.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What was incorrect about it? I'm not a medical person

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Rh was orginally named Rhesus because it was thought to be the same as a grouping in Rhesus macaques but was very quickly found to be incorrect. However the shortened form persisted, it is scientifically incorrect as 'Rhesus' and related terms only refers to the Rh D antigen and not the other antigens in the system (e.g Rhesus positive = Rh D +).

It is a bit of a mess unfortunately, people still know and understand when people say Rhesus but it is remarkable how it is still all pervasive when it has been incorrect for such a long time.

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thanks for teaching me something interesting, I had no idea.

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

No problem, its rare i get to talk about my profession (biomedical science) so its fun when I can!

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