A Bangladeshi family with three sisters 'Bombay' or Oh phenotype.

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A Bangladeshi family with three sisters 'Bombay' or Oh phenotype.

Bangladesh Medical Research Council bulletin - 1 Dec 1990

Rahman M, Abdullah A Z, Husain M, Hague K M, Hossain M M

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Three sisters in a same family (MIAH FAMILY) are of 'Bombay' phenotype. These being the first known female examples of 'Bombay' blood group have been detected in Bangladesh. As predicted by current theory their red cells are Le(a+b-) and their saliva do not contain any of the antigens A, B and H...

Topics

ABO Blood-Group System
Bangladesh
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Female
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Phenotype

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