The National Rare Blood Bank of China is located in Shanghai, China. It relies on the Shanghai Blood Transfusion Research Institute of Shanghai Blood Center, based on the Blood Group Reference Center and the Immunohematology Research Laboratory.The institution provides rare blood group identification, confirmation, clinical rare blood group infusion and consulting service, and carries out rare blood group related protein, gene and function research..

　　The National Rare Blood Bank of China mainly targets the rare blood types of human red blood cells, but also includes blood donors with rare blood types of human platelets and immunoglobulin IgA deficiency.

In addition, we are also a member of the International Society of Blood Transfusion （ISBT） Working Party on Rare Donors, the member of the ISBT Working Party on Immunohaematology, and the affiliated unit of the Secretariat of the Working Party on Immunohematology of Chinese Society of Blood Transfusion.