A person with type ab blood receives a transfusion of type o blood. will there be a transfusion reaction? why or why not?

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yes because the ab blood isnt chemically possible to take in the o blood there for it will most likely reject it

Purrell answered Aug 6, 2019

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No, the recipient has no antibodies to antigens A and B, and therefore can receive blood from a type O donor

Carlos J answered Aug 11, 2019

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