EMM Negative: Gujarat man has first-ever unique blood group discovered in India

Safalta Expert Published by: Aryan Rana Updated Sun, 17 Jul 2022 11:22 PM IST

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A 65-year-old Gujarati man has been found to have the rarest blood group in the world. EMM Negative is the first distinct blood type in the country.

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A 65-year-old Gujarati man has been found to have EMM Negative, the first distinct blood type in the country. The rarest blood group in the world is EMM Negative.
The Gujarati man is the tenth individual in the world to have the most uncommon blood type.

The world's rarest blood group, EMM Negative, was discovered to be present in individual, who has a heart condition. There are four different blood types in total: A, B, O, and AB. The EMM Negative blood type, however, cannot be categorized into any of these common blood types.

There are 42 different types of blood systems in the human body, including the A, B, O, Rh, and Duffy systems. EMM is present in significant concentrations in 375 distinct types of antigens.  If you are preparing for competitive exams and looking for expert guidance, you can download our General Knowledge Free Ebook Download Now.

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EMM Negative Blood Group is the first distinct blood type in India.

  • Only 9 persons in the entire globe have the rarest blood type as of today, but a 65-year-old man from Rajkot, Gujarat, has been found to have it.
  • The 65-year-old guy was receiving medical attention in Ahmedabad for a heart attack.
  • He required blood for a heart operation, but when the Prathama laboratory in Ahmedabad was unable to identify his blood type, his blood samples were forwarded to the Surat blood donation centre.
  • The individual possesses the most uncommon blood type in the world, according to additional tests. Only nine persons in the entire globe, including him, had the most uncommon blood type.
  • Since there is no EMM in the blood, the blood type has been classified as EMM negative by the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT).

Blood Type EMM Negative

There are currently just 10 persons in the world who belong to a special blood group without the EMM high-frequency, distinguishing them from other people.

People with the rarest blood types are unable to give blood to others or receive blood transfusions from people with blood types other than O+.

Which blood type is uncommon in India?

In India, EMM Negative is now the rarest blood type. In Gujarat, it was found in a 65-year-old man who had a cardiac illness.

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