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Mila W.
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Our Blood Types
Human beings have four major blood types, A, B, AB and O.
Blood cells, like all cells, are covered with molecules called ‘antigens', which depend on our genes. If we transfuse the blood of a certain antigen into a person with a different one, the immune system attacks it and that can cause major organ damage.
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