BACKGROUND Abnormal haemoglobin variants (HbSS,AS,AC,SC,etc) have been known to be common among blacks. Patients with sickle cell disease are often faced with the risk of alloimmunization from allogeneic blood transfusion. OBJECTIVES The study was designed to sample students population of African descents for the purpose of updating information on the prevalence of abnormal haemoglobin varian...

Objective: To determine the A, B, O, AB blood group distribution and Rhesus (Rh) positivity rate of Sivas province, thus to know groups in our region use it a practical scientific manner when necessary. Method: The results total 50,441 individuals over age 18 who applied Cumhuriyet University Health Services Application Research Hospital for various reasons between 2018 2020 were analyzed retro...

The present study deals with the distribution of A1A2BO and Rh blood groups among Gonds (107) and Panikas (115) of Anuppur district and Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. The phenotypic frequency of blood group B was found to be higher among Gonds, whereas blood group O in Panikas. The phenotypic frequency distribution of Rh (D) antigens is higher than that of Rh (d) among both of the populati...

BACKGROUND Human beings have few characteristics that are unique from others. Lip prints are one of such feature. They are not changed throughout the life and are not influenced by injuries, diseases, or environmental changes. According to the various antigen-antibody reactions in the bloodstream, different individuals have specific blood groups. AIM To study the distribution of lip print pat...

BACKGROUND Current estimates of blood group frequencies in Germany were often derived from studies involving less than 12,000 individuals. The frequency of the D category VI was unknown. METHODS ABO. Kell, and Rhesus blood group data of more than 600,000 donors were reviewed. Allele frequencies were derived by the maximum-likelihood method. The frequency of D category VI was determined in mor...

BACKGROUND This study was done to know the distribution and frequencies of blood groups among blood donors attending voluntary blood donation camps organized by the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Jharkhand so that demand and supply ratio of the four blood groups can be maintained so that no patient dies due to lack of a particular blood group. CONTEXT Up till now about...