Possible effect of Economic Boom on ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

S Humayun; H A Osman; A H Mokhemar; N Albalawi; A S Al Anaizi; I Misbah; N Kurfa; L K Parasa

30 Nov 2015 Vol. 3 (11) pp. 1637-1648

Possible effect of Economic Boom on ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

S Humayun, H A Osman, A H Mokhemar, N Albalawi, A S Al Anaizi, I Misbah, N Kurfa, L K Parasa

Department of Biology, University of Tabuk College at Umluj, KSA.
Department of Biology, College of Science for Women, University of Tabuk, KSA.
Department of Pathology, King Fahd Hospital, Tabuk, KSA.
Department of Zoology, Bhavan’s New Science College, Hyderabad, India.

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Abstract

We studied the ABO and Rh blood groups in 823 Saudis, at King Fahd Hospital, Tabuk. Blood typing was by standard agglutination techniques. Blood group O+ was found in 42.28 % of the subjects, and AB- was the least common blood group (0.12%). The Rh+ percentage was at 90.88 and the Rh- was at 9.11%. This investigation is useful to those dealing with blood banks, pre-natal and post- natal screening centres, population genetics and forensic medicine.

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S Humayun, H A Osman, A H Mokhemar, N Albalawi, A S Al Anaizi, I Misbah, N Kurfa, L K Parasa (2015); Possible effect of Economic Boom on ABO and Rh Blood Groups in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia., International Journal of Advanced Research (IJAR), 3 (11), 1637-1648, ISSN 2320-5407.