When modern humans journeyed out of Africa, a rapid evolution in their red blood cells may have helped them survive — but it may have also led to the eventual disappearance of Neanderthals, a ...

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This study was undertaken to determine whether Rh-positive mothers induce immunologic tolerance or primary sensitization in their Rh-negative daughters as the result of transplacental passage of ...

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If the fetus is Rh positive and you are Rh negative, it can lead to Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN). This is a problem when blood cells mix, for example as the placenta breaks away ...

in which a pregnant woman's immune system attacks her fetus' red blood cells. The disease is most common when a woman has an Rh negative blood type and her baby's is Rh positive.Australia has only ...