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Blood group

MedGen UID:
14164
•Concept ID:
C0005810
•
Classification
Synonyms: Blood Group; Blood Groups; Group, Blood; Groups, Blood
 
HPO: HP:0032223

Definition

Any of the various types of human blood whose antigen characteristics determine compatibility in transfusion. While the ABO and Rhesus systems are the most well known, there are in total about 300 different blood type antigens distributed across 34 different blood type systems. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBlood group

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias: Classifications, Pathophysiology, Diagnoses and Management.
Loriamini M, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Branch DR
Int J Mol Sci 2024 Apr 12;25(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms25084296. PMID: 38673882Free PMC Article
History and current standard of postnatal management in hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn.
De Winter DP, Hulzebos C, Van 't Oever RM, De Haas M, Verweij EJ, Lopriore E
Eur J Pediatr 2023 Feb;182(2):489-500. Epub 2022 Dec 5 doi: 10.1007/s00431-022-04724-0. PMID: 36469119
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 192: Management of Alloimmunization During Pregnancy.
Obstet Gynecol 2018 Mar;131(3):e82-e90. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002528. PMID: 29470342

Recent systematic reviews

ABO and Rh blood groups and risk of infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Butler EA, Parikh R, Grandi SM, Ray JG, Cohen E
BMC Infect Dis 2023 Nov 14;23(1):797. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08792-x. PMID: 37964217Free PMC Article
Thrombophilia Testing - a Systematic Review.
Asmis L, Hellstern P
Clin Lab 2023 Apr 1;69(4) doi: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2022.220817. PMID: 37057948
Mortality and outcomes by blood group in trauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lubkin DT, Van Gent JM, Cotton BA, Brill JB
Vox Sang 2023 Jun;118(6):421-429. Epub 2023 Apr 12 doi: 10.1111/vox.13427. PMID: 37045792
ABO blood group and COVID-19: an updated systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Franchini M, Cruciani M, Mengoli C, Marano G, Candura F, Lopez N, Pati I, Pupella S, De Angelis V
Blood Transfus 2021 Jul;19(4):317-326. Epub 2021 May 12 doi: 10.2450/2021.0049-21. PMID: 34059188Free PMC Article
ABO blood group and ovarian reserve: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Deng J, Jia M, Cheng X, Yan Z, Fan D, Tian X
Oncotarget 2017 Apr 11;8(15):25628-25636. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.15759. PMID: 28445964Free PMC Article

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