What is Bombay Blood?

What is the Bombay blood group? Bombay blood group is a type of blood group that has no ‘H’ antigen. People usually have either of A, B, AB or O blood groups hich have H antigens. For example, a person with A blood group will have type A antigens and anti B antibodies (immune cells that fight against antigens other than their own antigens, in this case they produce antibodies against B). Apart from A, B and O blood group, we also have an antigen known as H antigen. However, people with Bombay blood group do not have a H antigen meaning they have anti-a, anti-B and anti-H antibodies in their blood. So transfusion of blood from people with blood group A, B, … Continue reading What is Bombay Blood?