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Is It Possible To Give Birth To O+ Positive Child By Parents With Bombay Blood Group?
Question: hello mam,
whether a bombay blood group parent give birth to an O+ blood group child
whether a bombay blood group parent give birth to an O+ blood group child
Brief Answer:
yes very well
Detailed Answer:
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Individuals with the rare Bombay phenotype (hh) do not express H antigen (also called substance H), the antigen which is present in blood group O. As a result, they cannot make A antigen (also called substance A) or B antigen (substance B) on their red blood cells, whatever alleles they may have of the A and B blood-group genes, because A antigen and B antigen are made from H antigen. For this reason people who have Bombay phenotype can donate red blood cells to any member of the ABO blood group syst, but they cannot receive blood from any member of the AB system (which always contains one or more of A and B and H antigens), but only from other people who have Bombay phenotype.
Parent with Bombay blood can give birth to O positive group if the other parent is also O or A or B but not AB group.
Regards
Dr Arun
yes very well
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for writing to us.
Individuals with the rare Bombay phenotype (hh) do not express H antigen (also called substance H), the antigen which is present in blood group O. As a result, they cannot make A antigen (also called substance A) or B antigen (substance B) on their red blood cells, whatever alleles they may have of the A and B blood-group genes, because A antigen and B antigen are made from H antigen. For this reason people who have Bombay phenotype can donate red blood cells to any member of the ABO blood group syst, but they cannot receive blood from any member of the AB system (which always contains one or more of A and B and H antigens), but only from other people who have Bombay phenotype.
Parent with Bombay blood can give birth to O positive group if the other parent is also O or A or B but not AB group.
Regards
Dr Arun
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