title: Blood group frequencies of the population of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
abstract: The results of grouping tests performed on blood samples collected over a five-year period at the Trinidad and Tobago Forensic Science Centre are presented. The samples were tested using the ABO, PGM, EAP and GLO blood group systems. Phenotypic frequencies and allele frequencies for each system were calculated for the two major ethnic groups of the population, the African and East Indian. Matching probabilities, which can be used in the interpretation of physical evidence in forensic cases, were also calculated.
authors.affiliation: Trinidad and Tobago Forensic Science Centre, West Indies.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D000483:Alleles; D001789:Blood Group Antigens; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D010641:Phenotype; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago
chemical_list: D001789:Blood Group Antigens