ABO blood group system
E174349
The ABO blood group system is the primary human blood classification method based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells, crucial for safe blood transfusions and organ transplantation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ABO blood group system canonical | 1 |
| ABO gene | 1 |
| H antigen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1526308 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABO blood group system Context triple: [Homo sapiens, hasBloodTypeSystem, ABO blood group system]
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A.
Blood Bank
"Blood Bank" is a 2009 EP by American indie folk project Bon Iver, noted for its atmospheric sound and exploration of themes of love, loss, and memory.
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B.
Behring
Behring is a German surname most notably associated with Emil Adolf von Behring, the pioneering physiologist and first Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine for his work on serum therapy.
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C.
NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Blood and Transplant is a UK special health authority responsible for providing a safe and reliable supply of blood, organs, and associated services to the National Health Service.
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D.
Leigh-Mallory
Leigh-Mallory is the surname of a prominent British military family, most notably borne by Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.
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E.
Hipple
Hipple is the birth surname of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ABO blood group system Target entity description: The ABO blood group system is the primary human blood classification method based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells, crucial for safe blood transfusions and organ transplantation.
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A.
Blood Bank
"Blood Bank" is a 2009 EP by American indie folk project Bon Iver, noted for its atmospheric sound and exploration of themes of love, loss, and memory.
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B.
Behring
Behring is a German surname most notably associated with Emil Adolf von Behring, the pioneering physiologist and first Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine for his work on serum therapy.
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C.
NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Blood and Transplant is a UK special health authority responsible for providing a safe and reliable supply of blood, organs, and associated services to the National Health Service.
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D.
Leigh-Mallory
Leigh-Mallory is the surname of a prominent British military family, most notably borne by Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.
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E.
Hipple
Hipple is the birth surname of American film and television actor Hugh Marlowe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blood group system
ⓘ
human blood classification system ⓘ |
| ABTypeCharacteristic | presence of both A and B antigens ⓘ |
| antibodyClass | mainly IgM in plasma ⓘ |
| antigenBiochemicalNature | carbohydrate structure ⓘ |
| antigenPrecursor | H substance ⓘ |
| antigensExpressedOn |
endothelial cells
ⓘ
epithelial cells ⓘ platelets ⓘ red blood cells ⓘ secretions (in secretors) ⓘ |
| ATypeCharacteristic | presence of A antigen ⓘ |
| basedOnAntibody |
anti-A antibody
ⓘ
anti-B antibody ⓘ |
| basedOnAntigen |
A antigen
ⓘ
B antigen ⓘ ABO blood group system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
H antigen
|
| BTypeCharacteristic | presence of B antigen ⓘ |
| chromosomalLocation | chromosome 9q34 ⓘ |
| clinicalSignificance |
hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (less common than Rh)
ⓘ
hemolytic transfusion reactions ⓘ organ transplant rejection risk ⓘ |
| determines | ABO blood type ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Karl Landsteiner ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1900 ⓘ |
| hasAllele |
IA
ⓘ
IB ⓘ i ⓘ |
| hasBloodGroup |
A
ⓘ
AB ⓘ B ⓘ O ⓘ |
| hasGeneticLocus |
ABO blood group system
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
ABO gene
|
| hasPhenotypeFrequencyVariation | varies by population and ethnicity ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
A1
ⓘ
A2 ⓘ |
| hasUniversalDonorType | O negative (for red cells, considering Rh system) ⓘ |
| hasUniversalRecipientType | AB positive (for red cells, considering Rh system) ⓘ |
| inheritancePattern | autosomal codominant ⓘ |
| ISBTNumber | 001 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | A and B antigens ⓘ |
| OTypeCharacteristic | absence of A and B antigens ⓘ |
| partOf | human immunohematology ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rh blood group system ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Society of Blood Transfusion ⓘ |
| testingMethod |
forward typing (cell grouping)
ⓘ
reverse typing (serum grouping) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blood transfusion compatibility
ⓘ
organ transplantation compatibility ⓘ tissue typing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ABO blood group system Description of subject: The ABO blood group system is the primary human blood classification method based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on red blood cells, crucial for safe blood transfusions and organ transplantation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
H antigen
this entity surface form:
ABO gene