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To review the 50-year evolution of blood group antigen discovery, molecular characterization, and their broader impact on human genetics, transfusion medicine, and membrane biology.

November 9, 2009Transfusion

Blood groups: the past 50 years

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GDGeoff DanielsUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham MRMarion E. ReidThe Wistar Institute

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Narrative review demonstrates how technological advances expanded knowledge of blood group antigens and genetics, highlighting their vital role in safe transfusion and human biology.

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To review the 50-year evolution of blood group antigen discovery, molecular characterization, and their broader impact on human genetics, transfusion medicine, and membrane biology.
Synthesized historical milestones and technological shifts in immunohematology from 1961 to 2011.
Evaluated the impact of emerging analytical tools, including Western blotting, monoclonal antibody production, gene cloning, and polymerase chain reaction assays.
Technological advances enabled the biochemical characterization and genomic sequencing of diverse blood group systems and their associated DNA variants.
Blood groups established critical precedents in human genetics by serving as early informative markers for genetic linkage mapping.
Investigation of rare blood group-null phenotypes identified the functional architecture and physiological necessity of red blood cell membrane components.

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Daniels et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7b54f6a51ded8e7b331a73 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02456.x

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Narrative review demonstrates how technological advances expanded knowledge of blood group antigens and genetics, highlighting their vital role in safe transfusion and human biology.

Blood groups: the past 50 years

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Blood groups: the past 50 years

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