S LEVINE’ has pointed out, A-B-O incompatibility is less frequent in families with erythroblastotic children due to Rh sensitization than in the general population. That is, an Rh negative mother is less likely to become sensitized to the Rh factor if her Rh positive fetus possesses either the A or B agglutinogen when the corresponding agglutinogen is absent from her own red cells. Wiener2 has ...

Objective: Blood group as a genetic trail can be associated with type 2 diabetes. The aim of this research was to determine the distribution of ABO frequency and RH blood groups in type 2 diabetic patients referred to Yazd diabetes center. Materials and Methods: In this research 1502 type 2 diabetes patients of Yazd diabetes center were selected and checked for blood group ,age, sex, duration ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of ABO blood group and Rhesus (Rh) D antigen in the females of "District" Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 429 women having pregnancy induced hypertension, admitted in the three teaching hospitals of Peshawar, over a period of one year. Blood sample was collected from each subject after ta...

h is the most well-recognized blood group system after ABO, probably because of the dramatic presentation of a fetus suffering hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) following maternal alloimmunization to the D antigen. Even individuals not associated with medicine have heard of the “Rh factor” and are aware that it has some importance in pregnancy. The earliest recorded description of the synd...

INTRODUCTION Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy-related disorder characterized by hypertension (HT) and proteinuria noticeable after 20 weeks of gestation. PE is now considered as a cardiovascular disease risk factor and a number of studies have shown that experiencing PE increases the prevalence of various cardiovascular risk factors, such as metabolic syndrome and HT. In this study, we aimed to...

The expression ' typing of blood' has been applied loosely to determination of blood groups. It should not be so applied. One groups blood in determining 0, A, B and AB; types blood in determining M, N and MN; Rhesus groups blood in determining the Rh -fand Rh states; and Rhesus types (or Rh types) blood in determining R-h0, Rh', Rh", Rh'Rh", Rh15 Rh2, RhjRh2, and rh (using C-D-E system for a p...

The Rh system is the most polymorphic and immunogenic for all blood group systems. Currently more than 49 antigens were identified with five major antigens D, C, c, E, e. Knowledge of the Rh system's molecular basis, since its first cloning 17 years ago, allowed to understand the mechanism of Rh-negative phenotype and the variants of antigens as RHD and RHCE. Deletions, gene rearrangements and ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of different blood groups and Rh factors in a random population sample from urban and rural areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad region of Pakistan. METHODS Blood group and Rh factor determination was carried out by the antigen-antibody agglutination test from October 2003 to October 2004, and encompassed 2518 subjects. RESULTS The percentages of various g...