Compatible Blood For All

Blood reaction is one of the things most Doctors dread, simply because it can be fatal. However,soon this might be a thing of the past. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society,researches have developed a unique enzyme that can strip off the antigen on Red Blood Cells that is responsible for the fatal reaction that is commonly referred to as Blood Transfusion Reaction, when a patient receives blood that is nit compatible with their blood group.

It is evident that blood banks rely so much on donor blood that is O Rhesus Negative that is a universal donor. Additionally, 11% of hospital based transfusions depend on the O Rhesus Negative blood and of which about 6% of the population carry this specific blood type.

The process of using enzymes to strip the antigens from the specific blood groups has been there for a while, since early 2000s. However, according to Dr. Richard Benjamin, Chief Medical Officer at Red Cross, it might take 5-10 years more for the procedure to be termed as effective. Thus is because at the moment, the enzyme has been effective on small scale and is yet to be tried on large scale this is according to David Kwan Lead author at the University of British Columbia's Centre for Blood Research Vancouver, Canada. This enzyme if termed a success will open doors for various conditions especially body donations like organ transplants that often faces a challenge of incompatibility.

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