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midgar_skyline

Reply to 'Episode "Wilson" discussion'

Nov 27, 2009 03:04

Reply to the Episode "Wilson" discussion at house_wilson, which ran way over the LJ reply character-limit. Possible spoilers ahead.

( 1) Will Wilson's friend live through the episode? Will he die even with Wilson's donation surgery? If he dies, what do you think Wilson will do? )

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midgar_skyline November 29 2009, 01:58:29 UTC

Hmm... I am not sure about the genetics about organ donation, if there are any, as I am not a doctor, but I assume that the genetics may not come into play all that much as organs are often donated by complete strangers. How close they have to be in blood type though, depends upon the blood type of the recipient.

Blood type is determined by the type of antigen found on the surface of one's red blood cells (the ones with the oxygen-carrying haemoglobin and no nucleus). Detection, and compatability, is based upon the antibodies formed on the present antigens. Take a look at the diagram below.

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midgar_skyline November 29 2009, 14:33:51 UTC

Typo:
"- A person with blood type B can receive B, BO, or O.
- A person with blood type AB can receive AB, A, AO, B, BO or O."

I copy-pasted from the sentence above it, and forgot to change one the letters. Whoops.

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midgar_skyline December 3 2009, 10:35:47 UTC

Meep! Sorry! XD I tried to make the explanation as comprehensible as possible, as in, I tried to not use science-speak and just typed colloquially. And I didn't know about the bone marrow stuff either - someone had just mentioned offhand before that it was different surface proteins and I went, "Oh...", but secretly 'MEH. *files away for later reference in cobwebbed area of brain*' XD.

Ahh~ The wonders of Google.

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