Frequency of ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups in Human Population of Southern Sindh (Pakistan)

Frequency of ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups in Human Population of Southern Sindh (Pakistan)

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  • R BHATTI

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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v4i2.3814

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ABO and Rh (D) blood groups.

Abstract

The survey was carried out of the allelic frequency of ABO and Rh (D) blood loci of 23910 from Liaquat Medical College Hospital Hyderabad Campus and 14450 from Liaquat Medical College Hospital Jamshoro Campus. The blood was collected from both donors as well as patients from January 1996 to December 1996 at LMC Hospital Jamshoro and from January 1996 to April 1997 at LMC Hospital Hyderabad of different ethnic and rural / urban origin of southern Sindh Pakistan). The results were not in consistent to the results reported from Western Europe descent and Africans. The distribution of ABO blood in present study was significantly 10% higher of ‘O’ group, 11% higher of ‘B’group and 50% lower of ‘A’ group.

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Published

08/26/2020

How to Cite

BHATTI, R. . (2020). Frequency of ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups in Human Population of Southern Sindh (Pakistan). Annals of King Edward Medical University, 4(2), 32–33. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v4i2.3814

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