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No, AB positive patients have neither anti-A nor anti-B antibodies. Thus, AB positive is known as the universal receiver of all blood types :).

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Can O positive blood group be interpreted as AB positive blood group?

only in case of autoagglutinated RBCs with unexperiant technician e.g. cold agglutinine


What kind of antibodies does type AB have?

Since that person has anti-B antibodies, then A antigens are present in her red blood cells. Since that person doesnt have anti-A antibodies, then there are no B antigens present, which means the person has A type blood.


What antigens are expressed if a person is blood type AB negative?

My daughter is AB negative , I am B positive and her dad it A negative


What kind of blood can Type AB donate to?

O, B, A, and AB This is because the AB blood molecules have both the A and B antigens. These antigins mean that the cells don't attack cells with either A or B present. The body made no antibodies because neither A nor B are seen as foreign antigens. Without the worry of antibodies attacking transfused blood, the current blood will accept any type of new blood. Although depending on the + or -, there still could be problems.


Individuals with type ab are blood recipient can you tell why?

1-Type A ... which has antibodies : B ... and Antigene : A2-Type B ... which has antibodies : A ... and Antigen : B3-Type AB . which has No antibodies ... and has Antigen : A and B4-Type O .. which has antibodies : A and B ... and has No Antigensfrom this information's, you can notice that AB blood type doesn't have Antibodies that's why it accept all types during blood transfusion, when there is no antibodies this means that the body will not consider the other blood types as foreigners.


What are blood groups and what is their importance?

Blood type is determined by antibodies and antigens present in red blood cells antibodies A and B for blood group A and B, when there's no antibodies it is group AB, when both antibodies A and B is present then it is group O


What prevents your body from accepting transfusions of certain types of blood?

Antibodies. They are designed to resist, or fight, specific types of antigens. Type AB has no antibodies, which is why they can receive any type of blood. Type A has B antibodies, which means it will fight type B blood as well as type AB. Type B has A antibodies, which means it will fight type A blood, as well as type AB. Type O has A and B antibodies, which is why it can only receive type O blood.


Antibodies found in blood type A positive?

primarily B antibodies and Rh antibodies


Can parents who are b positive have ab positive baby?

If there both b positive, then probally not. But if the dad was a b positive and the mum was an a positive then there would be a 50/50 chance of tem having an ab positive.


What does having blood which types as B positive mean?

Blood type B positive means that you have anti-A antibodies, B-antigens, and an Rh factor that is positive. As a B+, you can receive blood from people with blood types O postive, O negative, B positive, and B negative, however a B+ blood type can only donate to a person with B+ and AB+ blood type.


Can an A positive father and a B positive mother have a B negative child?

If the mother is A negative, and the father is B positive, they could have children who are A negative, A positive, B negative, B positive, AB negative, AB positive, O negative, or O positive.


If mom is type ab plus and dad is a plus what would your blood type be?

You could potentially be: A Positive B Positive AB Positive A Negative B Negative AB Negative