Demographics of Rhesus Phenotype of Blood Donors in Calabar: A Case Study of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
| Autor: | Rose A Amaechi, Joyce Ezekiel Etura, J. O. Akpotuzor, Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Demographics Article Subject Obstetrics business.industry Population Hematology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Serology Teaching hospital 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Antigen medicine Cross river Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs RC633-647.5 education business Rh blood group system 030215 immunology Haemolytic disease Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Hematology Advances in Hematology, Vol 2020 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 1687-9104 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2020/2659398 |
| Popis: | Background. Rhesus antigens have been documented to cause haemolytic disease of the newborn as well as acute and delayed transfusion reactions. This study was performed to evaluate the frequency of rhesus antigens (C, c, D, E, and e) in the studied population.Method. This study was a cross-sectional study involving 130 prospective blood donors attending University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) donor clinic. Donors were grouped for Rh antisera (anti-E, anti-e, anti-C, anti-c, and anti-D) using the standard serologic technique.Result. The most prevalent Rh antigen was “c” (98.5%), followed by “D” (97.7%), while the least was “C” (30.7%). The most prevalent phenotype was cDe/cDe (R0R0).Conclusion. This work therefore concludes that the most prevalent rhesus antigen and rhesus phenotype was c and cDe/cDe among blood donors in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital. |
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