title: ABO and Rh(D) blood group frequencies in the Ards Peninsula, northeastern Ireland: evidence for the continuing existence of a major politico-religious boundary.
abstract: Data are presented on the ABO and Rh(D) frequencies of 1685 individuals living in the Ards Peninsula, northeastern Ireland. Previous investigations based on surname analysis and linguistic studies showed a basic north-south population divide that could be traced back at least to the early seventeenth century. The current survey indicates the continuation of this divide, which is coincident with known patterns of religious persuasion.
authors.affiliation: Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bittles
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D000483:Alleles; D002410:Catholicism; D002835:Christianity; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011057:Politics; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System