A study published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics by a research team from Université Laval and Héma-Québec suggests ...

The antigens in blood have various functions, including: transporting other molecules into and out of the cell maintaining the structure of red blood cells detecting unwanted cells that could ...

When modern humans journeyed out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have helped them survive — but it may have also led to the eventual disappearance of Neanderthals, a ...

A person's blood type is determined by "the presence or absence of certain antigens – substances that can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body," according to American Red ...

That’s because this enzyme is capable of removing antigens from red blood cells that help determine blood type. If we’re able to strip away the differentiating factors between different blood ...

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More specifically, they looked at the genes responsible for coding the production of sugars and proteins known as antigens found on the surfaces of red blood cells. The researchers note that some ...