Humans' blood groups are characterized by proteins and sugars — called antigens — found on the surface of red blood cells. Many people are familiar with the ABO blood typing system ...

More specifically, they looked at the genes responsible for coding the production of sugars and proteins known as antigens ...

Rubius Therapeutics is producing Red Cell Therapeutics (RCTs) that can stimulate an immune response against cancer or induce antigen-specific immune tolerance in autoimmune diseases. Three RCT ...

Lecture and case study discussions look at the major red cell antigen/antibody systems that are of importance in understanding transfusion therapies, blood antigen and antiody testing, compatibility ...

The body stores white blood cells in different places, known as lymphoid organs. An antigen is any substance that can spark an immune response. In many cases, an antigen is a bacterium ...

Frenette and Narla Mohandas discuss recent studies pinpointing a trigger—a specific antigen on neutrophils ... “Transfuse two units packed red blood cells” may be among the most common ...