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Follow the links below to find information about blood groups and issues such as blood type incompatibility.
Reviewed February 2009
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Blood groups
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Better Health Channel
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Blood groups are classified by the ABO system and the Rhesus type system. The four blood groups are A, B, AB and O. Each blood group is either Rh-positive or Rh-negative. The Rhesus factor is important when a woman becomes pregnant.
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Sep 2008
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Blood - we can't live without it!
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Blood is the fluid that keeps our bodies going. It is a transport system that carries oxygen and the essential chemicals to where they are needed in the body. At the same time it picks up the waste that the different parts of the body no longer need and delivers that waste to whichever part of the body is responsible for getting rid of it.
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Apr 2008
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Genes and genetics - inheritance
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Better Health Channel
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Genes determine all physical characteristics in a person including gender (sex), blood type, eye colour and height. Many health conditions or diseases are also genetic. When a sperm fertilises an egg, their two sets of genes combine into a paired set of 46 chromosomes. Some genes are dominant and others are recessive.
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Mar 2008
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Live Kidney Donation
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Kidney Health Australia
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Information about the live donation process
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Nov 2007
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