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Volume 22 |
July - September 2006 |
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Spectrum of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups amongst
the Palestinians students at al-Azhar University – GazaYounis Abed EL-Wahhab Skaik, Nermeen R. El-Zyan
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to evaluate the distribution of ABO and Rh (D) blood groups in a sample of 1158 students of both sexes from Al-Azhar University, Gaza, in Palestine. The blood groups phenotypes were detected by the classic slide method. The frequency of ABO for both sexes can be shown with a general formula A>O>B>AB. The rhesus positive and negative distribution in both sexes was similar (97%) and (3%) respectively. The blood group A Rh (D) positive was the predominant group among both sexes while the blood group O Rh (D) negative was the commonest in both sexes.
KEY WORDS: Spectrum of ABO, Rh Group, Gaza, Palestine.
Pak J Med Sci July - September 2006 Vol. 22 No. 3 333-335
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