Hemolytic disease of newborn (HDN) is caused by the emergence of inappropriate antibodies against fetal blood antigens, which includes ABO and Rh blood group incompatibility. This study investigated the association between prenatal blood group antibody titer and HDN to provide a theoretic basis for clinical practice. ABO and Rh blood group of 7894 pregnant women and their husbands were screened...

Background: Blood is a specialized connective tissue with complete and unchangeable identity. Although almost 400 blood grouping antigens have been reported, the ABO and Rh is recognized as the major clinically significant blood group antigens which are also known to vary from one population to another. This study therefore sought to study the frequency of these indices and hemoglobin concentra...

INTRODUCTION Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common condition that is defined as glucose intolerance of varying degree with onset or first recognition during pregnancy and it affects approximately 5% of all pregnancies all over the world. GDM is not only associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as macrosomia, dystocia, birth trauma, and metabolic complications in newborns, but i...

Objective: To evaluate the distribution of ABO and Rh(D) blood groups in Balochistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: In Three Districts Mekran Division. Period: December 2019 to September 2021. Material & Methods: After informed consent, grouping (ABO) Rh D factors were determined for 14547 people who visited hospital laboratories banks between 2021 grouping, donation, or any...

Aim: Blood group antigens are the first genetic markers discovered. ABO blood groups which expressed on red cell membranes reported to be associated with malignancy risk. The present study aimed investigate whether there is an association between and patients lung cancer. Material Methods: In our study, ıt was reviewed 587 cancer whose ABO/Rh types were serologically confirmed. Patients classif...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of ABO blood group and Rhesus (Rh) D antigen in the females of "District" Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 429 women having pregnancy induced hypertension, admitted in the three teaching hospitals of Peshawar, over a period of one year. Blood sample was collected from each subject after ta...