Abstract:
The study was carried out among Guraan trive in El Khartoum state to
determine the frquncies of ABO and Kell phenotypes .
Hundred samples were collected from unrelated donors of Guraan
individuals , investigated by direct agglutination technique for ABO system
screening and by gel immuno difision technique to delect kell system
phenotypes .
Data were analysed by the computer using SPSS program .
The frequency of group A blood was 36% , B22% , O37% and group Ab
blood was 5% .
The frequency or kell – 1 (K1) was found to be 2% and cellano (k2) was
100% .
The study showed that is no statistical significant association betweem the
occurance of kell phenotypes (k1 – k2) and geder , as well as phenotype of
ABO blood group .
It was concluded all Guraan patients and donors should be screened
for kell blood group phenotypes as part of compatibility testing before
transfusion .
