Blood groups, ABH saliva secretion and colour vision deficiency in Hindu castes and religious groups of West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India.
The distribution of A1A2B0 and Rh(D) blood groups, ABH saliva secretion and red-green colour blindness among fourteen Hindu caste groups, besides Christian and Muslim populations of West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India, is reported. All the Hindu castes except Brahmin, Kshatriya and Reddy exhibit relatively higher frequency of group B over group A. The subtyping of group A reveals that group A2 records an incidence ranging from 0.98% to 7.78%. The interpopulation chi-square tests for A1A2B0 blood group distribution indicate significant variation between several Hindu castes. The Vysya, Reddy and Adi Andhra castes not only differ from each other but also register significant variation from a majority of other populations. In the ABH saliva secretion also Vysya deviate from all other populations by recording the highest incidence (37.70%) of non-secretors, while the lowest frequency (19.98%) was observed among Kamma. The Rh(D) negative blood group is observed in all Hindu castes and religious groups with an incidence ranging from 1.04% in Vysya to 8.11% in Kamma. All the sixteen populations investigated exhibit prevalence of red-green colour blindness with a relatively higher frequency of deutan type over protan.
S.M.V.R.M. Hospital, Tanuku (A.P.), India.
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D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D000328:Adult; D003117:Color Vision Defects / Q000235:genetics*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005787:Gene Frequency; D005828:Genetics, Population; D018596:Hinduism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D012923:Social Class
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System