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70th case of Bombay blood group identified in Iran
According to Iraj Shokouhi, director general of the provincial department of the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization, the man’s blood type was pinpointed after he donated blood in the city of Sirjan. Additional tests were carried out to confirm the diagnosis, IRNA reported.
The Bombay blood type, characterized by the absence of the H antigen and the presence of anti-H antibodies, is extremely rare, occurring in only one in a million people. Patients with this blood type can only receive blood from a donor with the same type.
Shokouhi said the organization has frozen the donated blood for future use, as the blood type is extremely rare and hard to come by.
He emphasized that timely and accurate diagnosis of the blood type is crucial, as transfusion of incompatible blood could be life-threatening.
The Bombay blood type was first discovered in 1952 in the Indian city of Bombay, now known as Mumbai. Iran has identified 70 cases of this rare blood type to date.
In related news, officials at the Iranian Blood Transfusion Organization have called on people with rare blood types to come forward and donate blood to help those in need.