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Rh-factor
In 1940, Landsteiner and Weiner discovered that apart from antigen A and B, another antigen discovered from Rhesus monkey, may be present on the surface of the RBCs in many people. This antigen was named as Rh-factor or Rhesus factor. The people (almost 85%- 90%) who possess the Rh-factor are called Rh+ and those who do not possess this factor are called Rh-
In 1940, Landsteiner and Weiner discovered that apart from antigen A and B, another antigen discovered from Rhesus monkey, may be present on the surface of the RBCs in many people. This antigen was named as Rh-factor or Rhesus factor. The people (almost 85%- 90%) who possess the Rh-factor are called Rh+ and those who do not possess this factor are called Rh-
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Rh-factor is a blood factor was found in the Rhesus monkey blood so this is called as the Rh-factor.
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