Blood group antigens and antibodies in Nigeria

Worlledge, Sheila M.; Ogiemudia, S. E.; Thomas, Carin; Ikoku, B. N.; Luzzatto, Lucio

doi:10.1080/00034983.1974.11686948

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“…A prevalence pattern of (O >A> B >AB) have been reported among residents of African descent in Port Harcourt, Niger Delta, among the Yoruba and Hausa ethnic groups, in five zone of Nigeria and in Ibadan respectively [17][18][19][20]. In this study, Rhesus positive blood was predominant in most the tribes in Adamawa state.…”

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Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among Selected Tribes in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Etim¹

2017

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Background/Objective: Prevalence of ABO and Rhesus blood groups varies from tribe to tribe. This study aims to examine the distribution of ABO and Rhesus blood group among selected tribes in Adamawa State, Nigeria.Materials and Methods: ABO and Rhesus phenotyping was carried out using standard tube technique.Result: Of the 654 subjects tested, 368 (56.2%) were of blood group O, 139 (21.3%) were blood group B, while 116 (17.7%) and 31 (4.7%) were group A and AB respectively. 577 (88.32%) were Rhesus D positive while 77 (11.79%) were Rhesus D negative. When comparing ABO blood group distribution among tribes, O blood group was higher among the Kilba tribe (4.74%) at P<0.05 compare to other tribes. Bura tribe had the highest AB blood group of 1.53%, the A blood group was more in Tangale tribe with 2.60% while B blood group was predominant in Wurkun tribe (3.67%) P<0.05. Kanuri tribe had the highest percentage (5.97%) of Rhesus 'D' negative blood group while Fulani, Vere, Hausa and Waja tribes had 2.14%, 2.60%, 0.31% and 0.77% of Rhesus D negative blood respectively. Conclusion:In Adamawa state, Gene frequencies with respect to the ABO system shows a formula O > B > A > AB indicating high prevalence of 'O' blood group and a predominance of allele B over allele A. Information obtained in this study will help in the optimum selection of blood type and blood products in Blood banking as well as facilitate the formulation of relevant blood banking and transfusion policies in this locality.

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Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among Selected Tribes in Adamawa State, Nigeria

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2017

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“…However, results obtained in this study have been found to be consistent with values obtained from South-Eastern parts of Nigeria (15) . Values obtained from other parts of Nigeria, however, showed little variations (16) . Generally, group O red cells can be given to A, B, AB and O recipients and were formally inappropriately called 'Universal donors' (17) .…”

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An Assessment of the Clinical Utility of Routine Antenatal Screening of Pregnant Women at First Clinic Attendance for Haemoglobin Genotypes, Haematocrit, ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Jeremiah¹

2005

African Journal of Reproductive Health

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This prospective study was designed to provide the frequencies of the haemoglobin genotypes, ABO and Rh blood groups and their effects on the haematocrit values among pregnant women in Port Harcourt. One hundred and eighty (180) pregnant women at their first clinic attendance and in their first pregnancy (parity -0) participated in this study. The overall frequencies obtained for ABO and Rh blood groups were: 26.67% for group A, 18.33% for B, 2.22% for AB and 52.78% for O. Rh D positive was 95.56% while Rh D negative was 4.44%. The frequencies of haemoglobin genotypes were 70.00% for HbAA, 29.44% for HbAS and 0.56% for HbSS. HbAC and SC did not occur in this study population. The mean haematocrit value was 34.64%. This was found to be independent of the ABO and Rh blood groups (P>0.05). On the other hand, haemoglobin genotypes were found to exert significant effects on the haematocrit values (F = 8.01, P = 0.0005). No significant relationship was found to exist between age and the haematocrit values. (F = 0.91, P > 0.05). Since pregnancy in sickle cell disease is associated with morbidity, proper antenatal monitoring and counselling will be necessary to prevent fatal outcomes.

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“…The serum and the RBCs were stored at 4 0 C until ready for analysis. The samples were all collected between 11am and 11.05am to avoid variations (Hamilton et al,1950;Delaney and Garratty, 1969;Worlledge et al, 1974;Statland and Winkel, 1997) …”

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Serum iron and total iron binding capacity levels among the abo blood groups in Enugu, south eastern Nigeria.

Nwafia¹,

Aneke²,

Okonji³

2010

Nig. J. Phys Sci

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Summary:Iron deficiency anaemia is a common tropical disease. Iron plays a very important role in the human body. The understanding of the different blood groups ability to retain iron in their system can give an insight into their ability to handle the disease Iron deficiency anaemia. Serum Iron, Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) and Percentage Transferrin Saturation (%TS) levels were studied in 2260 apparently healthy Nigerian volunteers in Enugu, Eastern Nigeria. The ABO blood groups of the subjects were also determined. They were aged between 10 and 25 years, males were 1808 and females 452 (M/F ratio-8:2).In all the results obtained, the females had lower values. Serum iron (micromol/L) was highest in the group A (26.3  7.2 -males, 18.7  5.2 -females) and lowest in group 0 (22.0  4.7 -males, 15.6  4.5 -females). Groups B and AB had values of 23.0  5.2 (males) 16.3  3.2 (females) and 23.3  3.8 (males), 16.5  6.8 (females) respectively. The TIBC value (micromol/L) was highest in group A (60.2  9.0 -males, 42.7  6.0 -females) and lowest in group 0 (51.8 0  14.2 -males, 36.8  12.2 -females), while the values for groups B and AB were 54.7  7.5 (males), 38.8  2.5 (females) and 54.4  4.8 (males), 38.6  3.8 (females) respectively. The percent TS was highest in the group A (43.7  2.0 -males, 31.0  1.0 -females) and lowest in those of B (42.0  1.4 -males, 29  0.4 -females) while groups AB and 0 had values of 42.8  1.0 (males), 30.4  3.0 (females) and 42.5  1.9 (males), 30.2  4.8 (females) respectively. There were significant differences between the intra group comparisons of the results of groups A and O only in the serum iron and TIBC parameters. No significant differences were observed in the percentage TS among the different blood groups. The values obtained for the percentage distribution of the different blood groups agrees with already established values for the population. Since the values obtained for the parameters studied all fall within the normal range, this work provides useful data on the environment of South Eastern Nigeria.

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Blood group antigens and antibodies in Nigeria

Cited by 57 publications

References 19 publications

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among Selected Tribes in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Distribution of ABO and Rhesus Blood Groups among Selected Tribes in Adamawa State, Nigeria

An Assessment of the Clinical Utility of Routine Antenatal Screening of Pregnant Women at First Clinic Attendance for Haemoglobin Genotypes, Haematocrit, ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Serum iron and total iron binding capacity levels among the abo blood groups in Enugu, south eastern Nigeria.

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