Para-bombay blood group: Report of a rare blood group Joibi KF, Noor NH, Hassan MN, Iberahim S, Rahman WW, Yusoff SM, Ramli M, Bahar R, Nizam Akbar NA, Zulkafli Z,

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Para-bombay blood group: Report of a rare blood group Kimberly Fe Joibi¹, Noor Haslina Mohd Noor², Mohd Nazri Hassan², Salfarina Iberahim², Wan Suriana Wan Abdul Rahman², Shafini Mohd Yusoff², Marini Ramli², Rosnah Bahar², Nurul Asyikin Nizam Akbar¹, Zefarina Zulkafli² ¹ Department of Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia ² Department of Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia; Transfusion Medicine Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia Correspondence Address: Noor Haslina Mohd Noor, Transfusion Medicine Unit, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan Malaysia Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/ajts.ajts_3_21

Para-Bombay blood group is a rare blood group typically characterized by the absence of H antigens on red blood cell and the presence of ABH substances on secretion. It can be easily missed and often mistaken as blood group O without extended testing. Detection is important as it significantly affect transfusion management. We report two cases of Para-Bombay A blood group in a teaching hospital in a North-Eastern state of Malaysia.

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