Abnormal haemoglobin variants, ABO and Rh blood groups among student of African descent in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

doi:10.5555/afhs.2006.6.3.177

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Abnormal haemoglobin variants, ABO and Rh blood groups among student of African descent in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

African health sciences - 1 Sept 2006

Jeremiah Zaccheaus Awortu

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BACKGROUND: Abnormal haemoglobin variants (HbSS,AS,AC,SC,etc) have been known to be common among blacks. Patients with sickle cell disease are often faced with the risk of alloimmunization from allogeneic blood transfusion. OBJECTIVES: The study was designed to sample students population of African descents for the purpose of updating information on the prevalence of abnormal haemoglobin variants, ABO, and Rh...

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ABO Blood-Group System
Adult
Female
Genotype
Hematologic Tests
Hemoglobins
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Rh-Hr Blood-Group System
Students
Universities

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PMID: 17140342
DOI: 10.5555/afhs.2006.6.3.177
PMCID: PMC1831888

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