A study of the distribution of ABO and Rh(D) blood groups amongst Lodha tribe in Midnapore district of West Bengal.
Distribution of ABO and Rh(D) blood group was studied in 206 Lodha subjects living in the Midnapore district of West Bengal. It was observed that incidence of group A was maximum and incidence of group AB was minimum; 99.5% of the subjects were 'Rh' positive. The highest incidence of group A amongst Lodhas indicates that they might belong to the proto-Australoid group anthropologically.
Datta
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UK
Department of Physiology, RG Kar Medical College, Calcutta.
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Mukherjee
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D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005828:Genetics, Population; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D017678:Sex Distribution
D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System