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NHS scientists find new blood group solving 50-year mystery

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Identifying the new blood group system could save thousands of lives around the world.

NHS scientists find new blood group solving 50-year mystery

The research team, led by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) scientists in South Gloucestershire and supported by the University of Bristol, found a blood group called MAL.

They identified the genetic background of the previously known AnWj blood group antigen, which was discovered in 1972 but unknown until now after this world-first test was developed.

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