Prevalence of Rh Duffy Kell Kidd MNSs blood group antigens in the Indian blood donor population

摘要

Background & objectives:Little data are available regarding the frequencies of the blood group antigens other than ABO and RhD in the Indian population. Knowledge of the antigen frequencies is important to assess risk of antibody formation and to guide the probability of finding antigen-negative donor blood, which is especially useful when blood is required for a patient who has multiple red cell alloantibodies. This study was carried out to determine the frequencies of the D, C, c, E, e, K, k, Fy^a, Fy^b, Jk^a, Jk^b, M, N, S and s antigens in over 3,000 blood donors.