ABO and Rh (D) Blood Groups Polymorphism in Four Tehsils of Bajaur Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), Pakistan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21118294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Atta Ur Rehman (0000-0003-2299-6251, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, corresponding author), Zain ul Wahab (Hazara University), Muhammad Nasir Khan Khattak (0000-0002-2286-3451, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences), Sajid Malik (0000-0001-5563-9053, Quaid-i-Azam University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 259-261 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Anthropologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-0073 • E-ISSN: 2456-6802 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09720073.2014.11891543 |
| OpenAlex | W2340159925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The tribal populations at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border are of great scientific interest because of their transitionary status which is due to the volatile law-and-order situation in this region from the last few decades. The present study aimed at elucidating the ABO and Rh blood groups polymorphisms in the Bajaur population, which is a war affected territory in the in north-western Pakistan. Blood groups data were obtained from 1,200 unrelated male subjects belonging to four tehsils of Bajaur Agency. Phenotyping was performed through forward typing. At the ABO locus, allele [O] was observed to be highly frequent (0.544), followed by alleles [B] and [A] with the frequencies of 0.231 and 0.225, respectively. At the Rh locus, allele frequencies for [D] and [d] were found to be 0.707 and 0.293, respectively. The total sample was in confirmity with the Hardy-Weinberg expectations. A comparison of allelic frequencies at both loci with neigboring populations through Nei's genetic distance D revealed that Bajaur sample had close affinities with Dir-Lower and Swat populations but least with Swabi and Peshawar populations. This study would be useful in the appreciating the genetic diversity of north-western populations of Pakistan.Key Words: Immunogenic MarkersABO and RhBlood GroupsAllele FrequenciesBajaur Population
ABO blood group system · Biology · Geography · Blood groups and transfusion · Medicine · Biotechnology · Genetics
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| Citations per year | 0.27 |
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| Citation span | 2015 - 2016 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |