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Can an offspring have negative blood group?
by
sajid.cyber
Posted
Mon 21 Dec 2009 3:35am
Can an offspring have negative blood group if parents hav positive ones?
my blood group is -A.my mum's blood group is+O while my dad's is +A.is this possible?
First let's look at the AO main grouping. Yes, it is possible for one parent with O and the other with A to have a child of group A. If your dad is heterozygous ie carries O recess ...
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Ask the Doc: Positive biopsy but negative blood tests
by
Alison S.
Posted
Wed 29 Sep 2010 12:00am
Q. I suffered my whole entire life with intestinal issues (I am 46). I have been gluten free for over 3 years now, I went in for an upper GI (for gerd) and I had him test me for celiac disease, it came back positive (I had blunted villi). I then went for blood work and all came back negative, on the HLA genetic testing, it came back DR1/ ...
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What to Expect When Running After Donating Blood
by
Perry R.

Posted
Sat 04 Dec 2010 4:33pm
In my younger years, I used to donate blood every 6 or 8 weeks. It felt good to help my fellow citizens and the cookies and juice you get afterward was nice too.
After a couple years I made it into the Gallon Club and swelled with pride.
This kept up until during a routine physical, my doctor frowned when he learned of my proclivity fo ...
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Heart disease prevention may be in your blood
by
Perry R.

Posted
Tue 21 Aug 2012 5:44am
I’ve always found blood to be a fascinating substance. It flows around in your body delivering oxygen & fuel, removing wastes and even disease fighting cells. Amazingly, you can even remove a few pints and still function perfectly well. Your body makes more.
Each year I have a goal to donate blood two times. I used to go more frequen ...
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FDA December 14, 2010: Blood Products Advisory Committee Meeting Transcript
by
Andrea P.

Posted
Tue 11 Jan 2011 6:04pm
December 14, 2010: Blood Products Advisory Committee Meeting Transcript
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH
BLOOD PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
December 14, 2010
The Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
620 Perry Parkway
We have a very busy afternoon on, as said before, XMLRV and MLV-related ret ...
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Why the HCG blood test is better than a home urine pregnancy test
by
Dr. Aniruddha M.
Posted
Sun 02 Jan 2011 10:57pm
Blood tests for checking the beta HCG level are better than home urine pregnancy tests for the following reasons.
1. They are more accurate , sensitive and reliable. A negative test ( HCG level of less than 10 mIU/ml) can reliably rule out a pregnancy with 100% accuracy. Urine tests are not as reliable or accurate. This is because they c ...
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Langereis or Junior- To Which New Blood Group Do You Belong?
by
Swarnam J.
Posted
Sun 26 Feb 2012 7:23am
A blood type is a classification of blood based on
the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the
surface of red blood cells this definition is according to wikipedia.
The
general blood types all over the world is A, B, AB or O. The blood type
may be Rhesus posi ...
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What is Your Blood Type
by
cj
Posted
Thu 03 Dec 2009 12:00am
If you are a type A, it means that the liquid portion of your blood, called the plasma, contains antibodies against type B blood. If you are a type B, it means that your plasma contains antibodies against type A blood. If you are neither type A or B, you are type O, which means that your plasma contains antibodies against both type A and type B ...
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What is Your Blood Type
by
cj
Posted
Thu 03 Dec 2009 6:16am
If you are a type A, it means that the liquid portion of your blood, called the plasma, contains antibodies against type B blood. If you are a type B, it means that your plasma contains antibodies against type A blood. If you are neither type A or B, you are type O, which means that your plasma contains antibodies against both type A and type B b ...
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