Terminology for blood group antigens and genes—historical origins and guidelines in the new millennium

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In 1901, Landsteiner named the first two blood group antigens A and B, using the first two letters of the al- phabet.1 RBCs not reacting with anti-A and anti-B were called type C.1 In 1902, von Decastello and Sturli2 described RBCs reacting with both anti-A and anti-B but did not give this type a name; they continued calling RBCs that did not react with anti-A and anti-B type C. In a publication in 1910,3...

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