Extremely rare blood type found in Shaanxi

A rarely seen blood type, dubbed "golden blood", was found recently during a routine screening in Baoji, Shaanxi province. The blood type is more uncommon than the well-known "panda blood" that refers to the Rh-negative blood type.

Staff from the Baoji Central Blood Station discovered the unusual Rh-null golden blood after a donation, according to the Huashang Daily, a local newspaper in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. The owner of this type is an 18-year-old woman, a staff member of the blood station told the newspaper.

A major difference between golden blood and panda blood is that there is no Rh antigen on the red blood cells in the golden blood. Due to this feature, golden blood can be compatible with any kind of blood type for transfusion.