Pant, C SGupta, D KBhatt, R MGautam, A SSharma, R C1992-12-012009-06-011992-12-012009-06-011992-12-01Pant CS, Gupta DK, Bhatt RM, Gautam AS, Sharma RC. An epidemiological study of G-6-PD deficiency, sickle cell haemoglobin, and ABO blood groups in relation to malaria incidence in Muslim and Christian communities of Kheda, Gujarat, (India). Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1992 Dec; 24(4): 199-205http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/112291783 blood samples for the study of distribution of ABO blood groups and sickle cell haemoglobin in relation to malaria, from both the sexes of Muslim and Christian populations of Kheda district were screened. 414 blood samples from male individuals were screened for G-6-PD deficiency. High frequency of G-6-PD deficiency was observed in Christians (5.9%) and low in Muslim (1.8%) population, whereas sickle cell haemoglobin in Muslim population was 1.5% and absent in Christians. Blood group B was dominant in both the communities. Significant association of ABO polymorphs with P. falciparum and total malaria cases was observed.engABO Blood-Group SystemAnemia, Sickle Cell --bloodChi-Square DistributionChristianityFemaleGlucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency --bloodHumansIncidenceIndia --epidemiologyIslamMalaria, Falciparum --bloodMalaria, Vivax --bloodMaleMass ScreeningPolymorphism, GeneticPopulation SurveillanceSampling StudiesComparative Study