Frequency of ABO blood groups, sickle-cell haemoglobin, G-6-PD deficiency and their relation with malaria in scheduled castes and scheduled tribes of Kheda District, Gujarat.
Frequency of sickle cell in Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe populations was found to be 1.5 and 14.9% respectively, whereas G-6-PD deficiency was 5.9 and 4.2% respectively. Blood group B was dominant in both the communities. A significantly lower frequency of P. falciparum malaria was observed among sicklers.
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Malaria Research Centre (Field Station), Civil Hospital, Nadiad, India.
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D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood* / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle