Biotech & Biomedical/DNA alteration

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Expert: - 11/26/2007


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Is it possible to alter a person's blood type at birth or at any other time?
Can all the blood be changed or only some of the blood?
Are there any side effects?

Answer
Hi,

I suppose by altering the DNA in the blood stem cells, you could alter blood type - if you did this then all blood cells would be altered. If done early enough then body may recognise these altered cells as "self" but otherwise there might be an immune response.

Paul

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Dr.Paul Skett

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drug metabolism or biotransformation from basic to advanced, hepatocytes from basic to advanced, drug toxicity and side effects, alcohol clearance and levels

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32 years research experience in above areas, 30 years educational experience in University. Retained expert for numerous legal firms dealing with matters of drugs (legal and illegal)and alcohol.

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B.Sc(Hons) Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, UK
fil.dr. (Medical Chemistry) Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society

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