Recently a new blood group is discovered at the RL Jalappa Hospital in Kolar during a heart surgery of 38 year old women. Tap to read the what is the rarest new discovered blood group.
What led to blood group discovery?
During a heart surgery in Kolar Hospital, the patient was found with the World’s rarest blood group CRIB.
What was her blood group?
The patent was classified as O Rh+, her blood was incompatible with all available O-positive blood units imcluding 20 of her family members.
What is CRIB?
The new blood group discovered is named as CR represents as cromer, and IB stands for India and Banglore.
Which blood groups are there in the world?
There are eight commom blood grouos based on two clasifications ABO and Rh systems. It includes A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+, AB-, O+, and O-.
How many blood groups are there?
As per the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), there are about 48 different blood group systems as of June 2025.
Information credits
The International Blood Group Reference Laboratory at Bristol in the U.K. discovered in a 10 month long study.