Frequency of Erythrocyte Phenotypes in Blood Group Systems ABO and Rhesus at Moba, Province of Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.4 No.3, March 2017

Frequency of Erythrocyte Phenotypes in Blood Group Systems ABO and Rhesus at Moba, Province of Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103421 1,211 Downloads 3,420 Views Citations

Author(s)

Bukasa Héman Kabemba^1,2*, Kabobo Ignace Kabobo¹, Tchoni Savant Mukena¹, Mposhi Djolin Ngiele³, Nsomue Gentil Kabingie⁴, Tshinkobo Chicco Kasolva¹, Kabiswe Joëlle Pungwe¹, Ebondo Patrick Kasendue³

Affiliation(s)

¹Section of Nursing Sciences, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Kalemie, Kalemie, Democratic Republic of Congo.
²Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University Institute of Congo, Moba, Democratic Republic of Congo.
³Section of Nursing Sciences, Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Lubao, Lubao, Democratic Republic of Congo.
⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kabinda, Kabinda, Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT

The determination of blood groups appears to be very useful in transfusion medicine, genetics, forensic medicine, organ transplantation and maternal alloi-mmunization. In Moba, blood transfusion is indicated in several anemias of the children. The present study aimed to determine the frequency of ABO and Rhesus blood groups in our environment. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Blood donors registered at the Moba General Reference Hospital for the period 2015 to 2016 were selected for this study (n = 2292). The Beth-Vincent test was used to determine blood group phenotypes from the monoclonal test sera. Blood groups O (60.5%) and AB (2.5%) were respectively the most frequent and the least encountered. In our series of studies, the numerical frequency order of the phenotypes of the ABO and Rhesus (D) blood groups included in order of importance: O^＋ (n = 1364 or 59.5%); A^＋ (n = 488 or 21.3%); B^＋ (n = 348 or 15.2%); AB^＋ (n = 55 or 2.4%); O^﹣ (n = 22 or 1.0%); A^{^﹣}(n = 7 or 0.3%); B^{^﹣}(n = 5 or 0.2%); and AB^{^﹣}(n = 3 or 0.1%). This observed difference between the different ABO and Rhesus groups is significant. Sex does not significantly affect the type of blood group. The distribution of ABO and rhesus groups follows the same Negroid distribution as in many countries. The results should be capitalized for proper priority management of the blood to be stored in the blood bank.

KEYWORDS

ABO, Blood Group, Moba, Erythrocyte, Phenotype, Rhesus

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Kabemba, B. , Kabobo, K. , Mukena, T. , Ngiele, M. , Kabingie, N. , Kasolva, T. , Pungwe, K. and Kasendue, E. (2017) Frequency of Erythrocyte Phenotypes in Blood Group Systems ABO and Rhesus at Moba, Province of Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo. Open Access Library Journal, 4, 1-12. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1103421.

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