Abstract:
This is descriptive study, aimed at determining the frequency of Rh
antigens (C, D, c, E, and e) and kell1among sickle cell patients .
The study was conducted during approximately four months (from
February 2010 to july2010), an informed consent was obtained from all
patients a total of forty venous blood samples were collected from sickle
cell patients in a 2.5 ml EDTA containers .All samples were tested for Rh
D antigen using the slide agglutination techniques, and the same samples
tested for Rh C, c, E, e, and kell1 antigens by immunodifusion gel
technique. The antigens were determined.
The results obtained showed that, the c antigen was most common
frequency (100%), followed by D antigen occurred (90%), e antigen
was(82.5%), and the least common in Rhesus system were antigen C
(67.5%), and E (80%).
The kell1 antigen was the least frequent and constitute (10%).
