What are the antibodies in type A blood?

But in some cases you can receive blood with another type of blood group, or donate blood to a person with another kind of blood group. The transfusion will work if a person who is going to receive blood has a blood group that doesn't have any antibodies against the donor blood's antigens. read more

Well, to start with, there is naturally-occurring anti-B. Most of this will be the IgM class of antibodies, but there will be some anti-B that is IgG. read more

Some of these antibodies are related to your blood type. There are two types of Coombs tests. The direct test looks for antibodies that are stuck to red blood cells. read more

As a result, type O people are universal donors for transfusions, but they can receive only type O blood themselves. Those who have type AB blood do not make any ABO antibodies. Their blood does not discriminate against any other ABO type. read more