Frequency of ABO, Rhesus and Kell Blood Group Antigens Among Alrufaeen Sudanese Ethenic Tribe

Abstract

Thisis across sectional prospective study which was done during the period of January to April 2010. It was conducted to establish the frequency of ABO, Rh and Kell (k1, K2) blood group system antigens among apparently healthy Alrufaeen tribe individuals. Hundred individuals (64male and 36female) were selected according to certain criteria and interviewed using questionnaire form. Venous blood sample were collected from them and analyzed using conventional antisera and statistic pakage for social siience (SPSS) computer program was used for data entry and analysis. The results obtained showed that the frequency of ABO blood group antigens the most common is O (53%), A (26%), B (15%) and AB is (6%). The frequency of Rhesus antigen was D (96%), E (18%), C (72%), e (94%) and Rhesus c was (77%). The Kell-2 frequency was found to be (100%), while Kell-1 was (1%).