Scientists discover world’s rarest blood group, found in just one person - Her blood is so unique that doctors couldn’t find ...

Scientists from the French Blood Establishment (EFS) has successfully identified the ultra-rare 48 th blood type group, known ...

Talk about a lonely hearts club. An unnamed woman from Guadeloupe has the rarest blood type on earth, to the extent that ...

“She is undoubtedly the only known case in the world,” said Thierry Peyrard, a medical biologist at Établissement français du ...

A newly identified blood group, Gwada-negative, results from a PIGZ gene mutation affecting GPI molecule assembly on red blood cells. The only known carrier, a woman from Guadeloupe, cannot ...

Now, scientists say the woman is the only known carrier of a new blood type called “Gwada negative.” It’s the only blood type within a new blood group system that scientists have dubbed “PigZ,” which ...

Step aside A, B, and O—there’s a new player in town. Scientists in France have just reported the discovery of a novel, rare blood type, only recorded in a single person to date.

The discovery was officially recognised earlier this month in Milan by the International Society of Blood Transfusion. The ...

A new study reveals blood type A is linked to a 16 per cent higher risk of early stroke, while type O may offer some ...

A 2022 study claims to have found that a certain blood type is linked to a higher risk of colorectal cancer. Colorectal ...

A recent study reveals a link between blood type and stroke risk, particularly for early-onset strokes. Individuals with type A blood face a 16% highe ...