International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party on Red Cell Immunogenetics and Blood Group Terminology Report of Basel and three virtual business meetings: Update on blood group systems.
Christoph GassnerLilian CastilhoQing ChenFrederik Banch ClausenGregory Andrew DenommeWilly Albert FlegelNick GleadallÅsa HellbergYanli JiMargaret A KellerWilliam J LanePeter LigthartChristine Lomas-FrancisNuria NoguesMartin L OlssonThierry PeyrardJill R StorryYoshihiko TaniNicole ThorntonEllen van der SchootBarbera VeldhuisenFranz WagnerChristof WeinstockSilvano WendelConnie WesthoffVered YahalomCatherine A HylandPublished in: Vox sanguinis (2022)
The ISBT now recognizes 378 antigens, of which 345 are clustered within 43 blood group systems while 33 still have an unknown genetic basis. The ongoing discovery of new blood group systems and antigens underscores the diverse and complex biology of the red cell membrane. The WP continues to update the blood group antigen tables and the allele nomenclature tables. These can be found on the ISBT website (http://www.isbtweb.org/working-parties/red-cell-immunogenetics-and-blood-group-terminology/).