Distribution of ABO blood groups and Rh(D) factor among the Brahmin and Kushwaha populations of Jhansi District(U.P)

Abstract

The distribution of ABO blood groups and Rh(D) factor has been studied among the Brahmin and Kushwaha populations of Jhansi Uttar Pradesh. The A,B,O and AB blood group percentage in Brahmins was recorded as 20.88%, 36.64%, 37.02% and 10.44% .The Rh(D) positive percentage was 96.20% and Rh(d) negative 3.79%. In Kushwaha population the percentage of A,B,O and AB was recorded as 25.65%, 30.26%, 31.25% and 12.82% respectively. The Rh (D) positive was recorded as 97.36% and Rh(d) negative as 2.63%. The allele frequency of ABO among Brahmins was 0.198, 0.266, 0.536 and in Kushwaha the allele frequency of ABO was recorded as 0.251, 0.278, and 0.471 respectively. So the prevalence of the ABO from the area under study can be shown with a general formula as O>B>A>AB.