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Question: One of the following is not the types of blood groups or blood factors. Which is that? A) ABO and ...

One of the following is not the types of blood groups or blood factors. Which is that?
A) ABO and Rh
B) Rh and MN
C) Lewis and Duffy
D) Buffs and Kipps

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Solution

To answer this question you should recall the concept of blood groups and their various types. Blood groups are classified according to the presence or absence of antibodies, which gives them the names A, B, O and AB with the positive and negative signs indicating the presence or absence of Rh antigens.

Complete step by step solution:
Blood group can be defined as the system comprising red blood cell (RBC) antigens whose specificity is controlled by a series of genes which can be allelic or linked very closely on the same chromosome.
The second term, blood type is defined as the specific pattern of reaction to testing antisera within a given system. With increasing technology and animal studies, our understanding of blood groups has evolved to encompass not only transfusion-related problems but also specific disease association with RBC surface antigens.
Different blood types refer to the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs). These antigens are of different types, they can be proteins, carbohydrates, glycoproteins, or glycolipids, depending on the blood group system.
Amongst the options Buffs and Kipps are not blood groups or blood factors. Kip is a measure of force and buff is a breed of turkey.
Rh and MN are types of blood groups.

Hence, the correct option is D.

Note:
During transfusion of blood between donor and acceptor the accurate grouping of blood is very important. If by mistake blood is given to a patient that has a blood type that is incompatible with the blood type of the blood that the patient receives, it can cause immune response resulting in intravenous clumping known as agglutination in the patient’s blood which can be fatal. The immune response results in release of antibodies that attack the antigens on the blood cells in the blood that was given to the patient, causing reaction and rejection.