Article
Erythrocyte polymorphisms in five ethnic groups of Northern Côte d'Ivoire.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2009
Santovito A, Burgarello C, Cervella P, Ouattara M, Caravatti G A, Salvarani B, Delpero M
Abstract excerpt
Distribution of some erythrocyte polymorphisms was investigated in five Northern Côte d'Ivoire ethnic groups. For the ABO blood group system, the frequencies of alleles p, q and r were 0.119, 0.150 and 0.731, respectively, while the frequencies of alleles D and d of the Rh blood group system were 0.726 and 0.274, respectively. These values are consistent with published data, while the high incidence of HbAS...
Topics
- ABO Blood-Group System
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Alleles
- Child
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Erythrocytes
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Hemoglobins