Open AccessPrevalance of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Study from a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand
Author(s) -
Prachi Garg,
Saloni Upadhyay,
Sanjay Singh Chufal,
Yuman Hasan,
Ishwer Tayal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/9794.5355
Subject(s) - abo blood group system , medicine , rh blood group system , agglutination (biology) , population , blood transfusion , blood grouping , blood type (non human) , blood typing , immunology , antigen , antibody , environmental health
Backround: 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 for the immunologic safety of blood during transfusion.