Bombay (hh) blood phenotype
Fenotipo Bombay
- Date
- 1952 · confidence high
- Place
- Bombay (Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
- Credited to
- Yeshwant Madhav Bhende
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
A rare blood type (hh) in which red cells lack the H antigen that precedes A and B, so these people can only receive blood from other hh donors. First described in Bombay, it is more common on the Indian subcontinent.
What it led to
- Blood-bank protocols for rare blood types
- A finer understanding of ABO blood-group genetics