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Who discovered RH factor ? Why was it named so ?

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Landsteiner and Wiener discovered Rh factor of blood in 1940 . Rh factor is a protein CD antigen present on the the surface of the surface of the red blood cells in majority of humans , this protein is similar to the protein present in Rhesus monkey , hence the term Rh .
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