“UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF THE BOMBAY BLOOD GROUP: EMBRACE YOUR UNIQUE IDENTITY”
In 1952, Dr. YM Bhende described a new blood group that is now called the "Bombay Phenotype". Persons with the normal blood group carry the H antigen, which serves as a precursor for red blood cells ; on the other side, people with the Bombay phenotype lack the H antigen, and their serum contains anti-H bodies. According to Watson and Morgan's theory, the Bombay phenotype is a rare homozygous hh, and the H antigen may be the result of a gene independent of the A-B-O systems. Ceppellini hypothesized that this blood type is caused by a homozygous recessive gene that prevents the production of the A, B, and H antigens [1, 2]. Inheritance And Genetics The ABO blood group system is directly related to the genetics and heredity of the Bombay phenotype. The presence or lack of particular antigens (carbohydrates) on the surface of red blood cells determines the ABO blood group [ 3]. Enzymes combine particular sugars with a precursor antigen called the H ...