In a 38 -year -old woman in Kolar district of Karnataka, doctors have discovered a blood group that was not recognized anywhere in the world. It is named Crib. So far only 10 people of this blood group have emerged in the world.
The case came to light when the woman was admitted to the hospital for heart surgery. The woman’s blood group was O Rh+, which is considered the most common. But when blood was raised for surgery, no O positive unit was matching his body.
The matter was serious, so the sample was sent to the Advanced Lab of Rotary Bangalore TTK Blood Center in Bangalore for investigation. The team also examined the blood samples of 20 family members of the woman, but no mail was found. Dr. Ankit Mathur told,
With the help of doctors and family, surgery was successfully completed without offering blood. Also, the blood sample of the woman and her family was sent to the International Blood Group Reference Lab (IBGRL), Bristol, UK. After ten months of research and genetic testing, scientists finally discovered a completely new blood group antigen in this woman.
What is Cribe Blood Group?
The full name of Crib is Chromosome Region Identified as Blood Group. It is related to the Inra (Indian Rare Antigen) blood group system, which was recognized in 2022 by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT).
Cribe blood group does not contain a common antigen, which is in most people. Because of this, only Crib-negative blood can be offered to a person with a crib blood group, which is very rare in the whole world.
What are its effects?
Identification of Cribe Blood Group can prove to be a life saving in cases where antibodies are formed in the body of a pregnant woman that damage the fetus of the fetus. In such cases, investigation and care can be taken in time.
Doctors say that if a woman with this blood group needs blood again in future, she will not have to depend on the donation of others. He will already have to store his own blood through autologous transfusion.
