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Is there ever in any circumstance a person blood type change
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is there ever an illness or pregnancy that can cause a person's blood type to change

 

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September 27 12:35 AM (2 minutes and 2 seconds later)
         
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The blood type is genetically determined. The ABO and Rh blood types are determined by genes.

People can develop antibodies against other minor antigens which make cross-matching blood for transfusion more difficult, but the blood type remains the same.


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