Open AccessDetermination of the frequency of the most immunogenic Rhesus antigens among Saudi donors in King Abdulaziz Medical City - Riyadh
Author(s) -
Mohieldin Elsayid,
Faris Saeed Al Qahtani,
Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Qarni,
Faisal Almajed,
Faisal Al Saqri,
Shoeb Qureshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.198361
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , rh blood group system , blood donor , antigen , medicine , population , incidence (geometry) , immunogenicity , immunology , antibody , physics , environmental health , optics
The Rhesus (Rh) blood group system is one of the most polymorphic and immunogenic systems known in humans, because of its immunogenicity along with ABO grouping, RhD antigen testing was made mandatory before issuing a compatible blood. At present, there are five major antigens, i.e., D, C, E, c, and e in Rh blood group system.