title: Composition of erythrocytic (ABO, Rh-Hr, Kell, MN) group antigens characteristic of the Ozurgeti district's population.
abstract: Erythrocytic group antigens represent a genetically stably determined trait. Investigation of antigens of the said system in different regions is of the greatest importance in terms of both the creation of demographic data of the region as well as practical medicine, especially for transplantology and transfusiology. The peripheral or venous blood of 232 local natives (healthy donors) of Ozurgeti district of Guria region has been taken as the test subject. The test subject was taken by random methods in different vilifies (Bakhvi, Mshvidobauri, Ozurgeti, Likhauri, Gurianta, Bokhvauri, Dvadzu, Pampaleti) To identify the ABO, Rh-Hr, Kell, MN system antigens, an express-method using monoclonal antibodies has been applied. In studying the ABO system, it was fixed that the highest distribution frequency was characteristic of the 0(I) group (52.3±3.2%), then follows the group A(II) (38.5±3.2%). The distribution frequency of the B(III) group is (8.2±1.8%) and that of AB(IV)--(0.8±0.5). The population's 85.2±2.32% is the carrier of the Rh+ phenotypic group, while 14.7±2.3% belongs to the Rh-phenotypic group. In studying the concentration of alleles, the low concentration of p(K) allele was detected that equaled 0.2; the concentration of q(K) allele made 0.8, that of p(M)--0.65, and that of q (N) - 035.
authors.affiliation: Sh. Rustaveli State University, Batumi, Georgia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagervadze
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diasamidze
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khukhunaishvili
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Akhvlediani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koridze
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dumbadze
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tskvitinidze
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D000483:Alleles; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005846:Georgia (Republic) / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D008951:MNSs Blood-Group System / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D011153:Population / Q000235:genetics; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D007626:Kell Blood-Group System; D008951:MNSs Blood-Group System; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System