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Blood donor needed for 2-yr old little girl fighting cancer (Original Post) iluvtennis Dec 2018 OP
Rec'd and kicked for visibility. n/t NanceGreggs Dec 2018 #1
I wonder what kind of medical reason would require blood from certain people only Fullduplexxx Dec 2018 #2
From the link... lpbk2713 Dec 2018 #3

lpbk2713

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3. From the link...
Tue Dec 4, 2018, 10:38 AM
Dec 2018


Zainab’s blood is extremely rare because she is missing a common antigen that most people carry on their red blood cells. The antigen is called “Indian B” (Inb). For a person to be a possible match for Zainab, they must also be missing the Indian B antigen, or the little girl's body will reject the blood. Locating people who are missing the Indian B antigen comes down to genetics.

Statistically, the only people who are likely to be a match for Zainab are people of Pakistani, Indian or Iranian descent. Of these populations, less than 4% of the people are actually missing the Indian B antigen.



I am type O Neg. A Universal Donor. Even that won't work in this case.
I'd hate to see this little girl come to harm for lack of a proper donor.




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