Human blood groups in Dakahlya, Egypt.
New data on blood groups among Egyptians (Dakahlya province) are obtained by studying eight blood group systems: ABO, Rhesus, MNSs, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, P and Lewis. Comparing our results with the data reported in neighbouring countries, we found in Egypt a high frequency of B, NS, cDe and K genes, a moderately high frequency of P and the presence of Fy gene. The Egyptian population appears as a mixture of African, Asiatic and Arabian characteristics.
Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mansurah University, Egypt.
L A
LA
Mahmoud
A A
AA
Ibrahim
H R
HR
Ghonem
A
A
Jouvenceaux
D001789:Blood Group Antigens / Q000235:genetics*; D004534:Egypt; D005006:Ethnicity; D005787:Gene Frequency; D006801:Humans
D001789:Blood Group Antigens