Blood incompatibility with Homo sapiens may have led to Neanderthal extinction
The Rh factor is another antigen that classifies ... causing potentially fatal hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN)," ...
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Man Whose Blood Saved 2.4 Million Babies Dies Aged 88
If the fetus is Rh positive and you are Rh negative, it can lead to Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN). This is a problem when blood cells mix, for example as the placenta breaks away ...
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James Harrison, whose rare blood protected millions of babies, dies at 88
HDN arises when a woman with an Rh-negative blood type carries a fetus that has inherited its father’s Rh-positive blood, an incompatibility that causes the mother’s blood to reject the fetus ...