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Blood groups and types, hemoglobin variants, and G‐6‐PD deficiency among Abu Dhabians in the United Arab Emirates
Author(s) -
Kamel K.,
Chandy R.,
Mousa H.,
Yunis D.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330520404
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , abu dhabi , hemoglobin , indigenous , peninsula , population , geography , demography , traditional medicine , medicine , biology , environmental health , ecology , metropolitan area , archaeology , sociology
Some erythrocyte genetic factors were studied in the indigenous population of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, on the south‐eastern coast of the Arabian peninsula. Determinations carried out included blood groups and types ABO, MNS, Rh o , KkJs a , Fy a Fy b , P 1 , Le a , Vel a , hemoglobin variants, and screening for G‐6‐PD deficiency. Prevalence of most blood groups and types harmonized with that among neighboring Arabs and some Arabs elsewhere. The MS and NS gene complexes were noticeably high. African admixture was expressed by the presence of Js a and Hb S and large numbers of Fy . G‐6‐PD deficiency was rather high.