Human Blood Groups in Basrah

Results of determination of ABO blood groups in the Arabs of Basrah and the students of the University of Basrah are presented. Comparison between the Basrah series and other samples from the central, north and north-east regions of Iraq indicates the existence of geographical variations in ABO bloo...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Man (London) 1976-06, Vol.11 (2), p.239-242
Main Author: Abdullah, Nasr F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood grouping
Blood groups
College students
Evolutionary genetics
Geographic regions
Human genetics
Phenotypes
Population genetics
University hospitals
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Results of determination of ABO blood groups in the Arabs of Basrah and the students of the University of Basrah are presented. Comparison between the Basrah series and other samples from the central, north and north-east regions of Iraq indicates the existence of geographical variations in ABO blood groups, while the elevated frequency of blood group B in the Basrah hospital series suggests an oriental influence in the Basrah genepool.
ISSN:0025-1496
1359-0987
DOI:10.2307/2800207