Submitted by terrip_t1 t3_10at2kx in askscience
lallen t1_j4dw2a5 wrote
Reply to comment by DifferentCard2752 in Is there physical differences between blood types? by terrip_t1
Duff, Kelly and Kidd are the most clinically significant after AB0 and Rh. They are not generally reported in blood typing blood tests, instead a "screening" is performed. Here a general test of the presence of the most common antibodies in the patient's blood is done (so not the antigens on the blood cells).
In addition, you can do a "cross match" where donor blood is exposed to patient plasma to check for incompatibility
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