Serotyping of Duffy blood group in several Thai ethnic groups.

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Serotyping of Duffy blood group in several Thai ethnic groups.

The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health - 1 Mar 1997

Shimizu Y, Kimura M, Settheetham-Ishida W, Duangchang P, Ishida T

Abstract excerpt

Duffy blood groups were serologically investigated in 434 individuals from Black Lahu (N = 54), Shan (N = 62), Lisu (N = 74), Red Karen (N = 112), White Karen (N = 102) and Manni (N = 30) in Thailand. High frequency of Fya (0.917-1.0) which is comparable with other Mongoloid populations was obser...

Topics

Adult
Asian People
Blood Grouping and Crossmatching
Duffy Blood-Group System
Female
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population
Humans
Malaria, Vivax
Male
Phenotype
Thailand

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