Distribution of ABO and Rh-D blood groups in the Benin area of Niger-Delta: Implication for regional blood transfusion | Zendy

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Distribution of ABO and Rh-D blood groups in the Benin area of Niger-Delta: Implication for regional blood transfusion

Author(s) -

MathewEbose Enosolease,

GodwinNosa Bazuaye

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

asian journal of transfusion science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1998-3565

pISSN - 0973-6247

DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.39502

Subject(s) - abo blood group system , medicine , niger delta , rh blood group system , blood transfusion , population , medical record , obstetrics , immunology , delta , environmental health , antibody , engineering , aerospace engineering

ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group antigens are hereditary characters and are useful in population genetic studies, in resolving medico-legal issues and more importantly in compatibility test in blood transfusion practice. Data on frequency distribution of ABO and Rh-D in Niger-Delta region of Nigeria are not available; hence we made an attempt to retrospectively analyze the records on the blood donors, transfusion recipients and patients attending antenatal care or some other medical interventions. Over a twenty-year period between 1986 and 2005, a total of 160,431 blood samples were grouped for ABO and Rh-D at the blood bank of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. Blood group distribution among these samples showed phenotypes A, B, AB and O as 23.72%, 20.09%, 2.97% and 53.22%, respectively. The Rh-D negative phenotype was found among 6.01% of the samples tested.

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