Blood Type AB WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Blood Type AB
Blood type AB is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).1 Type AB blood has no antibodies, and A and B antigens.1 In the USA about 3.4% of people have type AB Positive blood while only 0.6% have AB Negative blood.1
Fast Facts:
- Type AB blood is one of the rarest blood types.2
- People with type AB blood can receive blood from donors of type A, type B, type AB, or type O blood.2
- Type AB blood is referred to as the universal recipient.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia: Blood Type
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wikipedia: Type O Blood
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- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
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- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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- Contributor: Janet
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Type AB Blood, AB Blood Type, AB Blood Types, AB Type Of Blood, Universal recipient
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2008
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