ABO and Lewis Blood Grouping with ABH Secretor and Non-secretor Status: A Cross Sectional Study in Dhaka.
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2011-01
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A cross sectional study was done with 42 apparently healthy persons aged 6 years and above from both sexes. Most
of them are blood donors in the department of Transfusion Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
(BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Few, other than blood donor, were selected from the same locality. Five ml venous
blood was collected with all aseptic precautions. ABO blood grouping and Lewis phenotyping were done by tube
method. ABO reverse grouping was also done from serum. With all precautions 2 ml of saliva was collected from all
subjects. Secretor status was detected from the saliva by haemagglutination inhibition method. ABO blood grouping
shows 36% 'O' group, 24% 'A' group, 33% 'B' group and 7% 'AB' group. Distribution of Lewis phenotype are
Le(a+b-) 19%, Le(a-b+) 53%, Le(a-b-) 26% and Le(a+b+) 2% only. 60% of study population was ABH secretor and
40% non-secretor.
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ABO group, Lewis phenotype, ABH secretor status
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Akhter S, Kibriea G M, Akhter N R, Habibullah M M, S M K Islam, Zakariah M. ABO and Lewis Blood Grouping with ABH Secretor and Non-secretor Status: A Cross Sectional Study in Dhaka. Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2011 Jan; 6(1): 38-40.